Open Championship 2019: Robert MacIntyre ends & # 039; special & # 039; debut with 25-foot putt

& # 39; A wonderful experience & # 39; – MacIntyre on the first Open

Robert MacIntyre says that his debut in the Open Championship was a "special week" despite a diary clash, which meant that his mother could not be there in the last two laps.

The Scot bought a three-in-a-row par 68 to divide the sixth place out of five at Royal Portrush.

His finish in the top 10 guarantees the 22-year-old a spot at Royal St George & # 39; s in 2020.

"My mother made a small wee mistake," MacIntyre told BBC Scotland.

"She booked a concert with friends and relatives and thought it was actually next week. She arrived on Tuesday and said, & # 39; there is a small problem & # 39; I am sure she will watch TV and watch the scores. "

MacIntyre rolled in a 25-meter birdie-putt on the 18th hole after he also made birdies on the second, seventh and tenth holes. His tie for the sixth is the best finish by a Scot at The Open since Colin Montgomerie & # 39; s second place in St Andrews in 2005.

"It was a wonderful experience and today I did everything about it with that put on the 18th, "said MacIntyre, who has already achieved two second places in the European Tour this season.

"It made it a special week. You have pits when you're a young person pretending it's an Open Championship. Putt wasn't for the Open Championship, but it certainly gave you a taste of what can happen. "

MacIntyre & # 39; s father Dougie, head greenskeeper at Glencruiten Golf Club in Oban, was there for the duration.

"My father will be absolutely happy with me, along with the other family and friends who were here, and everyone at home too," MacIntyre added.

"I have three weeks off now so I will probably take the first week to relax and enjoy this, and then back to work again and try to get better."

Russell Knox Compatriot ended in two over after a six-over 77.

Meanwhile, Calum Hill won the Euram Bank Open with four shots in Austria, just a week after finishing the joint top Scot at the Scottish Open in the European Tour .

Hill & # 39; s second title on the Challenge Tour increases its chances of finishing in the top 15 of the rankings and makes the move to the European Tour for 2020.