'I get punched but I punch back' - Robert MacIntyre fighting for Ryder Cup spot after Italian Open win

Robert MacIntyre has said his main goal for 2023 is to make Team Europe’s Ryder Cup roster. The Scot ended a poor run of form — after admitting he was “down and out” earlier in the season — to beat US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick in a play-off at the Italian Open. Ad MacIntyre’s victory came at the venue for next year’s Ryder Cup, the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, and the left-hander now has his sights trained on a place on Luke Donald’s team.

DS Automobiles Italian OpenMacIntyre bounces back from poor spell to beat Fitzpatrick in play-off15 HOURS AGO “It is my main goal, my only goal for the next year,” MacIntyre said. “I have done it on the golf course. “At the start of the week I did not think this week was going to be the one, this style of course the way I had been playing, but we worked on a few things on Tuesday and Wednesday and I felt so in control of my golf ball this week.” After winning the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown in 2020, MacIntyre’s form dipped and he arrived in Rome with only one top-10 finish to his name in 2022 — at the Ras al Khaimah Classic in February.

Sainz in awe of man who 'changed the history of his sport' Tiger Woods 'How can you argue being underpaid?' — Zalatoris hits out at players calling for more money But a change in coach and a fierce will to fight turned things around for the 26-year-old. “This means everything,” MacIntyre said. “I was down and out about two or three months ago.

“I did not know what I was doing, did not know where to go. “We spoke to the right people; started working with Simon Shanks. “I have hit two of the most perfect golf shots into the last [hole].