Rich Beem makes a Robert MacIntyre prediction after his opening round 80 at The Masters
Robert MacIntyre experienced all sorts of issues during his opening round at The Masters on Thursday. MacIntyre posted a round of 80 on day one of The Masters, leaving himself 13 shots adrift of the first round leaders, Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns.
Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images Robert MacIntyre experienced all sorts of issues during his opening round at The Masters on Thursday. MacIntyre posted a round of 80 on day one of The Masters, leaving himself 13 shots adrift of the first round leaders, Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns. The Scot actually began his opening round at Augusta National in solid fashion, and was one-under-par through his first four holes.
However, disaster struck for MacIntyre on the 15th hole as he carded a quadruple bogey nine to end day one of The Masters at eight-over-par. Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images Augusta National is an unforgiving temptress, and the Scot found that out the hard way on Thursday. MacIntyre’s behavior on day one of The Masters has been criticized, after he let his emotions get the better of him on numerous occasions.
So, will he bounce back on Friday, or will Augusta National get the better of him once again? Rich Beem makes a Robert MacIntyre prediction after his opening round 80 at The Masters 2002 PGA Championship winner Rich Beem was surprised to see MacIntyre play so poorly during his first round at Augusta on Thursday. Beem was commentating for Sky Sports in the UK and he made a prediction about the 29-year-old Scot immediately after he signed for a round of 80.
“I’m sure like many, he had high expectations coming into this tournament, as he should have, “ the American said. Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images “He’s been playing extremely well, but the smallest errors at Augusta National can be compounded very easily and very quickly as we’ve seen. “He’s gonna grind it out, he’s not gonna go away.