First Bob MacIntyre faced down the US hecklers who were no doubt warming up their dimwitted jousts for next month’s Ryder Cup. And then the Scot holed a 40-footer on the last to signal to Scottie Scheffler that he will not simply be swept aside for a £2.

One day it was the putter, another day it was the irons. No one had a lower score than Robert MacIntyre both of those rounds at the BMW Championship, and his reward for his 6-under 64 on Friday was a five-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler going into the weekend.

Robert MacIntyre was up to the test of facing the No. 1 player in the world on Moving Day at the BMW Championship, shooting a 2-under 68 to hold a four-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler entering the event's final round.

Robert MacIntyre received some advice from countryman Andy Murray that has helped him improve his results in his professional career.

Robert MacIntyre's $6.4M net worth and rising PGA Tour success come with a personal move he values even more after his girlfriend Shannon Hartley left Scotland to join him in the U.S.