It has been a memorable year for Scottish golf star Robert MacIntyre.
And one of his biggest fans will have a lasting reminder of his accomplishments in 2024 when he receives this honor. Tattoo In honour of the left from Oban.
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MacIntyre won his first title in emotional fashion in his first full season on the PGA Tour with his father as his caddie, then the crowd erupted in excitement when he won his title. Home in the Scottish Open tournament HeatHe qualified for it before he could even finish the campaign almost £6 million ($7.8m) richer. FedEx, Cup Playoffs.
The 28-year-old reached a career-high 15th in the world rankings (currently 16th), ahead of his fellow Ryder Cup heroes and major champions Matt Fitzpatrick, Shane Lowry and Justin Rose.
One man who has followed McIntyre’s career progression closely is his compatriot Sam McTrusty. rock Band Twin Atlantic.
The Heart & Soul singer describes himself as a “mega golf fan” and has previously played in the Alfred Dunhill Links Pro-Am event.
Now that the Twin Atlantic front man has moved there CanadaHe was able to secure a front line seat Until McIntyre’s memorable win at the RBC Canadian Open.
They had already reached an unlikely compromise friendship When they played a round of golf together at Archerfield Links a few years ago, McTrusty told McIntyre that he got the Masters logo tattoo on his leg after watching Tiger Woods. win At Augusta National in 2019.
And he decided to challenge and put a condition that if Scott Bob Mac managed to win a big competition he would give him some ink.
But McTrusty turned the tables after his stunning win in Canada.
“I thought, ‘I tell you what, if you ever win the big time, I’m going to get a Robert McIntyre tattoo.’ That’s just bullshit, stupid,” Rocker revealed at an event. The Bunker Podcast,
“And shortly after that he played the Scottish Open and I said, ‘Listen, if you win this, I’ll get the tattoo, don’t worry.’
“It was just a joke and my way of encouraging him. I was just encouraging him and supporting him in my own silly way.
“Then he turned around and won the Scottish Open and I was like, ‘Oh no.’
“And, of course, he remembered that.”
So, what will the tattoo look like?
McTrusty said, “I’m thinking about it and I think I’ll probably get a Tunnock’s tea cake and hide his name on the wrapper or something like that.”
“We will find a solution to this, but I don’t want it to get to me. I don’t want to be indebted to one of the greatest golfers of my country.”
McTrusty also gets some credit for MacIntyre’s impressive wins on the PGA Tour.
He followed the first nine holes and kept the beer flowing, making sure Scott had his full support.
McTrusty said: “I was there when they played the Canadians on Thursday, and I hadn’t spoken to anyone from my country in a couple of weeks. So, we had a quick conversation.
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“I was drunk and I followed him for the first nine holes and I was going crazy, to be honest.
“I was making so much noise that when I went home and watched the first nine highlights of that, you could hear me in the background whistling and cheering and being very loud and supporting the Scottish and all that, but it didn’t have any negative effect, did it?
“I texted him afterwards asking, ‘Do you want me to come out on the first nine holes of every tournament? Can we work out a deal here?’ So, I’m taking some credit.
“The big golf fans just want me to get involved.”
It was a tearful day for McIntyre Family When Bob lifted the Canadian Open trophy.
His father’s caddieship for the tournament was actually an accident, as father Dougie was added as a last-minute emergency.
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McTrusty recalled how he felt at the time: “His dad had to take charge of his bag… Globally, all the golfers were very emotional about it.
“And then you add the fact that this is a guy I’ve had contact with at home and played a bit of golf with, I always tease him, like sending a ‘good luck’ message before a big match. Events,
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