Masters star may face punishment for X-rated gesture after disastrous gap

Bob MacIntyre suffered a horror fifteenth gap on the Masterson Thursday, recording a quadruple bogey as his total rating tanked for the day

MacIntyre hits his club against the floor in anger

MacIntrye struggled to maintain his feelings in verify (Picture: David Cannon/Getty Photographs) This text accommodates affiliate hyperlinks, we’ll obtain a fee on any gross sales we generate from it. Be taught extra

Bob MacIntyre was disgusted together with his efficiency throughout a dreadful opening spherical on the Masters, as his lofty ambitions of claiming the Inexperienced Jacket have been left in tatters at Augusta Nationwide. The Scotsman even thrust his center finger towards the fifteenth gap following a catastrophic quadruple bogey, leaving him requiring a outstanding restoration merely to make the minimize.

MacIntyre had been closely fancied by punters forward of the event after coming agonisingly near glory on the Valero Texas Open final week, however having reached the fourth inexperienced at one beneath, his spherical fell aside spectacularly. He dropped a shot on the fifth earlier than a double bogey at 9, and the fiery left-hander utterly misplaced his composure on the iconic par-three twelfth. He was incensed after his tee shot passed over the again of the inexperienced, slamming his membership in opposition to his bag earlier than storming off after his ball.

He salvaged a par, but his afternoon beneath the blazing Georgia solar went from dangerous to worse on the par-five fifteenth, discovering the water twice and strolling away with a 9 on his scorecard. His face flushed with fury and the sweltering warmth, MacIntyre regarded able to explode.

He now faces a probable reprimand from Augusta Nationwide’s officers after elevating his center finger in response to his collapse. The membership is well-known for quietly however firmly addressing such conduct from gamers.

The torment didn’t finish there, as he dropped yet one more shot on the seventeenth to complete the opening spherical in a tie for 82nd place at eight-over-par, earlier than making a swift departure with out addressing the ready media. McIntyre was removed from the one contender to wrestle on Thursday.

Bryson DeChambeau took three makes an attempt to flee a bunker on his option to a four-over-par 76, whereas 2023 Masters champion Jon Rahm faces a stern problem to make the minimize after carding a six-over-par 78. Simply 16 gamers from the 91-man discipline completed beneath par for the day, which was dominated by Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns, who share the lead at 5 beneath.

Reigning champion McIlroy was not at his sharpest and struggled with accuracy off the tee, but he managed six birdies whereas limiting the harm to only a single bogey to make a formidable begin to his title defence. He mentioned: “Actually, I could not have gotten much more out of my spherical. I really feel like I leaned closely on my expertise on the market to do this.

“My hope was to get off to a strong begin. I really feel like the best way I performed, 5 beneath, exceeded the place I assumed I might be or what I needed to do. I feel a good rating for me in the present day would have been like two beneath, perhaps, with a number of the locations I hit it.

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“However once more, I used my head, and I bought up and down once I wanted to. I did not compound errors. Once more, that is only a studying curve that you must undergo round right here, and I did it nicely in the present day.”