Robert MacIntyre’s all-time break leads to dramatic, clutch Scottish Open victory

You could not script Robert MacIntyre’s story of redemption at the Genesis Scottish Open.

One year after finishing runner-up to Rory McIlroy at the Renaissance Club, MacIntyre went on an impressive tear down the stretch, playing his final five holes in 4-under-par to top Adam Scott by a stroke.

His run to greatness began at the scenic par-3 14th, where MacIntyre holed a 41-footer for birdie to fire up the local crowd. His birdie there got him to 15-under for the championship.

Then, two holes later, on the par-5 16th—a hole he bogeyed one year ago—MacIntyre received an all-time break.

The Scotsman pulled his drive right of the 16th

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