Robert MacIntyre has awkward Masters exit after a middle-finger moment, missed cut and no interviews
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Robert MacIntyre made no public apologies for his fiery behavior at the Masters this week, breezing past reporters after his first-round 80 and then declining interview requests after a 71 on Friday that caused him to miss the cut. The 29-year-old MacIntyre, who tied for second last week at the Texas Open, raised some eyebrows Thursday at Augusta National — where decorum is held in high esteem — when he flashed the middle finger upon hitting a ball into the water.
MacIntyre also slammed a couple of clubs and muttered some curse words loud enough to be caught live by the TV mics. It was unclear whether Augusta National took any disciplinary action. MacIntyre finished at 7 over, missing the cut by three shots, and headed straight to the Player Services Building.
At one point, someone posted to his Instagram story what appeared to be an AI-produced image of a Masters gnome in his likeness giving the bird. Whoever it was had a sense of humor about things. Bryson DeChambeau probably didn't find anything funny about his finish.
He was 3 over coming to the par-4 18th before hitting his drive under a pine tree. He managed to punch his next into a bunker left of the green but left the ensuing shot in the sand. His fourth rolled off the front of the green, and the bogey pitch that DeChambeau needed to make the cut never had a chance; the two-time U.
S. Open champ made triple bogey and finished at 6 over. It was a grind for many of the game's best players to make the low 50 and ties and play the weekend.