AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta National is thought to check even the best of golfers, typically pushing these past the boundaries of frustrations they’ve ever skilled.
For Robert MacIntyre, his breaking level got here late Thursday.
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The Scot was 1 beneath via 4 holes in the 2026 Masters earlier than hassle mounted. Bogeys on 5 and 6. A double on the ninth. But it wasn’t over. His second shot on the par-5 fifteenth green landed on the placing floor however rolled again into the water, and MacIntyre raised a center finger towards the green in frustration. After a drop, he hit one other ball in the water. His sixth shot went over the green, and he ultimately put a 9 on the cardboard.
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MacIntyre declined to talk with reporters after signing his scorecard. His 8-over 80 places him 5 photographs outdoors the projected minimize line to start Friday’s second spherical. Microphones additionally caught MacIntyre swearing on the twelfth and thirteenth holes, and he slammed his golf equipment on the seventeenth, his last bogey of the day.
MacIntyre has been enjoying properly, as he was in the combo proper till the tip on the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio final week and though he in the end could not catch J.J. Spaun after giving up a large lead, he nonetheless had momentum heading to Augusta.
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“I honestly don’t know what else to say other than I’m disappointed,” he mentioned after dropping in San Antonio. “I gave it my best shot. I put the new driver in play this week. I trusted everything that I’ve got, especially coming down that stretch. I was proud of the way I played. Disappointed with some of the bogeys. Good execution, a couple of shots. I’m right there; I don’t need to worry about things. I just need to rinse and repeat again, going into next week.”
So a lot for rinsing and repeating. Frustration can get the most effective of golfers and on the Masters, it is broadcast to the world. MacIntyre’s actions have been aired for everybody to see.
This article initially appeared on Golfweek: Masters 2026: Robert MacIntyre gestures middle finger at 15th hole