Bob MacIntyre dazzles Scottish Open with his play and jazzy attire as Scot makes '14th green twice' quip

Bob MacIntyre was more Hawaii than Haddington.

But the Oban star just wants his golf to somehow outshout his loud shirts. MacIntyre lit up the Renaissance with both his play and his garish gear. The Scot and his playing partners Rory McIlroy and Viktor Hovland dazzled the day-one galleries in East Lothian. MacIntyre also dazzled the eyes with the latest jazzy number from his sponsors, Nike.

He joked not even superstar McIlroy could have pulled off wearing his blue blur of foliage and there’s plenty more in the cupboard as he laughed: “There’s a few wild ones. I think this is actually quite tame compared to some of the ones I’ve been wearing already this year, especially the yellow one at the US Open. I pick this week. Next week will be scripted just so me, Rory and all that aren’t wearing the same. I don’t think Rory would pull this one off, and I’m not either!

“I might pull this back out in January if I get to Hawaii. You know what I am like. I’ve got the undertop on because I’ve not been wearing jumpers much and didn’t want to have one on this week.

“If not, I’d probably have been out here in a short-sleeved shirt. I’d rather my golf did the talking than the shirt.”

MacIntyre’s jovial outlook on the cloth matched his demeanour on the course. Relaxed and focused, he was completely at home alongside his Ryder Cup pals.

It was a far cry from 2019 when, playing alongside McIlroy and Rickie Fowler, a less-experienced MacIntyre was a nervous wreck. He said: “I remember I stood on my first tee, the exact same one, and I could hardly get the ball on the tee.

“This time, my hands were calm and I knew exactly what I was doing. This isn’t coming from some magic potion. It’s all from experience.

“I’m 27 and going to be 28 soon.