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3 hours ago
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- Daily Record
Bob MacIntyre drops incredible Ryder Cup claim directly about himself that shows the world his insatiable desire
In-form Scottish star looking to extend smart sequence at TPC River Highlands In-form Bob MacIntyre can finish a sharp sequence in style and take more key Ryder Cup steps with another big week at the Travelers Championship. The Scottish star is in Connecticut for the final Signature Event of 2025 on the PGA Tour looking to maintain an impressive run. MacIntyre came agonisingly close to winning the US Open at Oakmont last weekend as he finished outright runner-up behind JJ Spaun. The 28-year-old was playing for the sixth successive week in the States and hasn't missed any available cuts in that spell since starting out at the Truist Championship in the second week of May and continuing unbroken through the PGA Championship, Charles Schwab Challenge, Memorial, RBC Canadian Open and US Open. MacIntyre's work has him up to fourth in The Ryder Cup points standings as he chases down a place in skipper Luke Donald's European team for September's clash with United States. He said: 'As far as the Ryder Cup is concerned, that's where I want to be. I want to play every Ryder Cup from now until the day I retire.' MacIntyre is looking to sign-off the spell in style at TPC River Highlands with his superb recent form taking up to No.12 in the Official World Golf Rankings. The Tartan star is putting in the hard yards and said: 'I was going to take a week off and not play Colonial, but my game has been feeling good and I believed that a result was coming so we decided to play Colonial, which was good. I had Mikey Thomson on the bag for that and we got a Top 10 there. 'I am starting to see things happening with my game. Driver, putter, everything. I feel things coming and just have to keep going and keep going until I get that result. If you are planning a schedule, you probably wouldn't do six weeks, never mind going to a seventh [at the Travelers]. 'But I make big calls and I trust what I do. I just felt that was the right thing and we've built some good momentum and then a result like this comes. Look, I've put a lot of work into this. It's not just happening through luck. I've built a team around me that I think are the best I can get and they can support me. People that are known and people that are still unknown. I trust every one of them pretty much with my life. 'I mean, this is my job and this is my life, but it's all about trust. I trust them and they obviously trust me to go out there and try to deliver, as I almost did on this occasion.' MacIntyre will get a short break after the Travelers and return home to get ready for the next stretch which begins at The Renaissance and the defence of his Genesis Scottish Open title before a huge following week in the hunt for the next major at The Open at Royal Portrush. He said: 'I can't wait to get home, to be honest. This will be an 11-week stretch for me in the US and it's tough for me and [girlfriend] Shannon. But we're out here to do a job and that's to play good golf. My attitude has been up and down, but we are trying our best out there and that's all you can do.'
Fox Sports
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
US Open champion JJ Spaun tries to clear his head and get back to work at Travelers
Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — This isn't the first time J.J. Spaun has come to the Travelers Championship after a life-changing moment. Two years ago, his daughter Violet was born on a Monday and he didn't show up to the TPC River Highlands until the night before the opening round. He might be even more wiped now. That's what winning a U.S. Open can do. 'Violet's birthday is Thursday,' Spaun said while reminiscing. But then he stopped and his eyes widened slightly. 'Tomorrow. I don't even know what day it is.' It's been quite the whirlwind, and the U.S. Open champion wouldn't trade it. The Los Angeles Dodgers — the team script is on his yardage book — are trying to arrange for him to throw out the first pitch. Shortstop Mookie Betts, who played the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with Spaun a few years back, congratulated him. Text messages came in from U.S. Open champions Curtis Strange and Hale Irwin. Spaun slept three hours early Monday before it was off to New York, where he had a full day of media on Tuesday and then was driven to the TPC River Highlands. He slept eight hours, about as much as the previous two nights combined. 'It's been pretty hectic but also very fun,' Spaun said Wednesday. 'It's been nice to be given the opportunity to express my feelings, my emotions. A lot of people want to hear from me. I was really grateful to have the opportunity to tell everyone about it. So I enjoyed it.' And now it's back to work, which should be a fun time for the 72-man field, at least those who had to slog through 5 1/2-inch rough soaked by rain at Oakmont for a grueling week. The Travelers Championship, the last of the $20 million signature events, is a happier occasion where the scoring is easier, even though the TPC River Highlands can still punish bad shots. The rough is still plenty thick, just not quite as dense as it was at Oakmont. And players are not hitting into putting surfaces where the golf ball never seems to stop rolling. Still, it's a welcome relief. 'It's more just kind of getting back into the swing of things of, 'All right, actually I have a 7-iron in my hand, but I don't have to be quite as careful,' I guess," Jordan Spieth said. "It's no gimme golf course, especially if we're going to see windy conditions. 'The short answer is, yeah, it's kind of nice,' he said. 'It would be hard to play something like that (Oakmont) every single week. But at the same time, you get a lot of risk-reward on the back nine here, which can yield 3-, 4-, 5 under rounds, but you can also get in big-time trouble.' For Spaun, it's moving forward just four days after his dynamic finish. He was in a five-way tie for the lead on the back nine and pulled ahead with a driver onto the 17th green for a two-putt birdie and a 65-foot birdie putt for a magical finish in his two-shot victory. 'I definitely need to keep the hunger there,' Spaun said. "I think I will have the hunger just because I want to continue to prove myself, but not prove myself to anybody other than myself. I feel like my biggest barrier throughout my entire career is just trying not to be so hard on myself and not ruining any sort of confidence that I've built from all these experiences on my journey as a golfer. 'As long as I keep that up, I think I'll continue to play well,' he said. 'And obviously winning the U.S. Open is going to be a huge boost to that inner ego, I guess you could say, to keep that self-belief alive and burning.' Scottie Scheffler had no trouble last year when he went from winning the Masters to winning the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town. Rory McIlroy won the British Open in 2014, had two weeks off and then won a World Golf Championship at Firestone and a PGA Championship in consecutive weeks. 'I think after winning a major championship, like the first time you come back out to the course is a bit of a circus sometimes just with all the people,' Scheffler said. "J.J. just achieved a lifetime goal and dream of his. It's definitely different coming to the golf course, for sure. There's a lot more people, a lot more stuff to sign, a lot of stuff that goes on. 'It's all good things. It's all stuff that's fun.' Keegan Bradley won his first major in 2011 as a PGA Tour rookie, had a week off and then missed the cut in his next two tournaments. 'I remember coming home and going out to dinner with my friends and walking into the restaurant. I could feel that people knew who I was. I had never felt that,' Bradley said. 'The thing I told J.J. was I hope he really enjoys this.' ___ AP golf: recommended
