Masters hopeful has hilarious X-rated response before narrow PGA title miss

Robert MacIntyre used colourful language to describe his poor effort at the Texas Open before narrowly missing out on another title.

The Scot led by one shot on 14 under at the end of the third round as severe weather suspended play on Saturday morning.

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MacIntyre then hit par on all of his opening seven holes in the fourth and final round, and made good distance on the par-five eighth.

However, after lining up with a wedge on his third shot, the 29-year-old landed way short of the hole.

Shortly afterwards, the microphones managed to pick up his reaction as he exclaimed: “That is f****** s****.”

“Oh geez,” the Sky Sports commentator replied in apparent shock to his expletive response. “That’s Scottish for not very good!”

MacIntyre eventually hit par and finished the round two under after hitting an eagle on the 17th.

However, it was J. J. Spaun who triumphed on the Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio with an excellent round on the final day.

The American finished the weekend as victor on 17 under, having hit four birdies and an eagle during a late surge on the final day.

Spaun lifted his second ever Texas Open title, with the first coming in 2022, and banked $1.76million in prize money.

MacIntyre finished joint-second on 16 under alongside Matt Wallace and Michael Kim.

He therefore missed out on what would have been the third PGA Tour title of his career, and first since the 2024 Scottish Open.

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Up next? The Masters

MacIntyre won’t have long to dwell on his Texas Open shortcomings as he prepares for the first major of 2026 – the Masters.

As of April 6, a field of 91 players will compete at Augusta National in Georgia this weekend for one of golf’s biggest prizes.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy will be one of the favourites to go all the way this year.

Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg will be among the stars hoping to take the crown in 2026.

MacIntyre will be making his fourth Masters appearance, with a joint-12th finish in 2021 his best at the tournament.

Tee times and groupings for the opening two rounds of the Masters are set to be announced at the beginning of this week.