Robert MacIntyre vows to ‘celebrate hard’ after Genesis Scottish Open win
MacIntyre was denied his national Open by Rory McIlroy a year ago but overcame Adam Scott.
MacIntyre was denied his national Open by Rory McIlroy a year ago but overcame Adam Scott.
The left-hander took advantage of a free drop from knee-high rough to eagle the 16th.
Fleetwood shot 73 and 76 to miss the cut at the Ayrshire venue in 2016.
MacIntyre carded a third round of 63 at the Renaissance Club to trail Ryder Cup team-mate Ludvig Aberg by two shots.
Defending champion McIlroy added a 66 to his opening 65 at the Renaissance Club.
The 24-year-old Swede is one shot clear of France’s Antoine Rozner on 12 under par.
Morikawa hit a poor approach to the par-four fifth hole at the Renaissance Club which stopped on the edge of a steep bunker.
The Swede carded a second successive 64 for a halfway total of 12 under par.
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The Northern Irishman’s last major win was at the 2014 US PGA Championship.
Keegan Bradley has been named USA captain for Bethpage next year where he also hopes to play.
McIlroy carded a five-under-par 65 at the Renaissance Club to lie a shot off the clubhouse lead shared by Max Kieffer and Li Haotong.
The Northern Irishman begins the defence of his Genesis Scottish Open title on Thursday.
The 38-year-old was confirmed for the role on Monday, with 15-time major winner Tiger Woods having reportedly rejected the offer.