Bob MacIntyre thrills his Oban Celtic shinty pals as big-hearted gesture bankrolls gift amid the 'carnage'

Bob MacIntyre reckons his Oban Celtic shirt-lobbing has paid for the shinty team’s mini-bus for a few months.

The Scottish golf star lifted the lid on the fabulous response to his exploits during the “carnage” of last week’s WM Phoenix Open. MacIntyre wowed the crowds on the famous 16th party hole in Scottsdale as, kitted out in team’s kit, he launched replicas into the 16,000 crowd around the par three.

Not just that, the Scot also attached a hand-written note and a 20 dollar note to each jersey for the lucky recipients to buy themselves some beers. MacIntyre’s gesture thrilled the galleries and the Oban club and he smiled: “Aye, they are and they’ve actually had a few sales on the shirts and I think they are delighted about that. I think it will pay for the mini bus for a few months.

“Look, obviously, it brings awareness of what I am doing to shinty. But, for me, it was just a bit of fun with the crowd and trying to get them on your side in some way. The plain and simple thing about it was trying to have a bit of craic and fun.

“I thought it went down well and the No 16 for the hole was on every shirt I threw out. I just put a few dollars in the bundle as well for them to get a beer and get a wee bit louder. I think we threw away 18 or 19 shirts and everyone had one [$20 note] on it. When they got the shirt, they were like: What the hell is this? And find it’s $20 and start to think: Fair play.

“It came about from the sheer fact that I thought: What could I do on the 16th hole? I was meant to bring them last year, but I only got into it late, so they were back home in Scotland. So this year when I knew 100 per cent I was playing I brought them over. It was absolutely brilliant. I think there is a place for that in the