Robert MacIntyre nominated for Scottish Sports Awards 2024 alongside likes of Andy Murray
Robert MacIntyre has been officially nominated for two prestigious awards at the Scottish Sports Awards this year. The pro golfer had a terrific year, winning twice on the PGA Tour (once in his home country) and could be in line for a great conclusion with a possible award to go on his mantle.
The 28-year-old golfer has been named for the Male Athlete of the Year and Moment of the Year awards. They will be decided on December 4. After some brilliant performances in golf, including a win in the RBC Canadian Open, the awards show is set to potentially immortalize the golfer.
MacIntyre earned his very first win on Tour this season. His father was alongside him for the victory as his caddie, and he said via Bunkered after the win:
“I don’t think I’ll be in a fit state to get to Troon. How do I come down from this? I don’t think I will. I think I’m just going to try to ride the wave. The Open means a lot to me, but you’ve got to celebrate the good times because it doesn’t happen a lot and this is the one I said I wanted.”
MacIntyre would go on to win another title and eventually get put up for these two awards alongside fellow athletes Jack Carling, Duncan Scott and Andy Murray. Voting for the awards is officially open now.
Robert MacIntyre voiced displeasure over one hole at St. Andrews
St. Andrews is one of the oldest and most iconic golf courses out there, but one hole in particular gives golfers trouble. This year, Robert MacIntyre was among them, and he had harsh words for what needs to happen next.
Via NBC Sports, he said:
"Blow it up. I don’t think there are many worse holes in world golf."
He continued, lambasting the hole:
“It almost plays like a par five. They try to do things to this golf course that don’t need to be done. Today I rifled a drive off the tee and then a 4-iron and I was the furthest up the hole.”
Robert MacIntyre also said:
“I think it’s a terrible hole off the back tee. It doesn’t need to be modernized; to bring excitement it needs to be a hole you are able to hit a golf shot into and not one where you just hit it onto the green and try to get up and down.”
MacIntyre, perhaps confident from a year filled with successes, did not mince words when criticizing the 17th hole on the Old Course at St. Andrews, where he shot nine over and finished tied for 50th at the Open Championship.