The biggest win of Bob MacIntyre's career is a huge breakthrough moment for the Scot who has struggled to settle in the US, writes Iain Carter.
The home-loving lefty has struggled with the American way of life in his first full season on the PGA Tour, but now - after recruiting dad Dougie as an emergency caddie - he is celebrating the biggest win of his life at last week’s Canadian Open.
After winning PGA Tour status, MacIntyre sensibly set up a base in Orlando - but the home of Disney is no Oban. He freely admits he quickly felt homesick. Then at Colonial he missed the cut and split with his latest caddie Scott Carmichael. He goes through bagmen at a rate of knots.A flurry of visa issues ensued and dad turned up at the Hamilton course without proper credentials. But, eventually, he was wearing the bib to help a player no one knows better.
And never has there been a more appropriate bagman to assist the biggest win of a career to date. MacIntyre knows his dad’s cut of his £1.3m winnings in Ontario will now pay off his parents' mortgage.
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