It appears Robert MacIntyre has a brand new golf buddy in tennis legend Andy Murray.
The Scottish duo have been enjoying alongside each other on the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks this week.
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Whereas Ryder Cup hero MacIntyre is eyeing glory within the skilled occasion, a lot of the highlight has been on Murray too.
The previous Wimbledon champion has grow to be an enormous fan of golf since hanging up his tennis racket and has caught the attention with some excellent play across the Scottish Hyperlinks this week.
Sadly, the notorious Fife climate has induced mayhem on the 2025 Dunhill Hyperlinks however the rain couldn’t dampen spirits on the much-loved occasion.
MacIntyre and Murray performed alongside each other for the second spherical, battling the brutal components introduced on by Storm Amy.
And MacIntyre was fast to quip that Murray will now not give you the chance benefit from the pleasures of Wimbledon’s Centre Courtroom as he switches his allegiances from tennis to golf.
Posting footage of the 2 Scottish sporting greats, MacIntyre mentioned: “Can’t shut the roof right here Andy.”
The third spherical of the Dunhill Hyperlinks is happening as we speak with the event now set to be determined over 54 holes.
Play was cancelled on Saturday because of excessive winds.
After Friday’s brutal climate situations in Scotland led to a suspension of the second spherical, these with holes nonetheless to complete returned to the week’s three host programs – the Outdated Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns – on Saturday morning.
Spherical three then bought beneath approach within the early afternoon however no-one managed to finish greater than two holes earlier than play was suspended once more.
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Fortunately, situations are kinder as we speak and the occasion will attain a shortened conclusion.
Dwelling favorite MacIntyre and South Africa’s Richard Sterne began the day as the boys to catch on the high of the leaderboard on 12 beneath par.
MacIntyre was amongst Europe’s heroic Ryder Cup crew final week.
The Scot impressed within the hostile setting of Bethpage Black as Luke Donald’s crew held off a Sunday resurgence from the People to win the cup but once more.
MacIntyre has loved a hero’s welcome again in Scotland this week and can now be eyeing one other massive win to cap off an important 12 months.
The 29-year-old posted a outstanding 66 on Friday regardless of the horrendous climate.
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Amid robust winds and heavy rain, the Oban-native rose to the event to place himself in an important place after coping with ‘5 gloves and a 4 membership wind’.
He added: “It was nearly an ideal spherical of golf, particularly as soon as the climate got here in, only a pretty spherical.
“It is tough when it will get this windy. It is laborious to hit the ball good with the wind.
“So I used to be having to attempt to combat the wind on sure holes and wasn’t comfy. However I made some lovely photographs. Yeah, putted solidly within the wind.”