Robert MacIntyre, with father Dougie at his side as his caddie, held on to win the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title.
Four strokes ahead entering the final round at Hamilton Golf and Country Club, MacIntyre shot a 2-under 68 to beat playing partner Ben Griffin by a stroke. On the par-4 18th, the 27-year-old Scottish left-hander two-putted for par from 12 feet, holing out from 1 1/2 feet.
MacIntyre finished at 16-under 264 for the breakthrough victory in his 45th career PGA Tour start. The former McNeese State player was a member of Europe’s winning 2023 Ryder Cup team and has two European tour victories, the 2020 Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown and 2022 Italian Open.
WATCH: Robert MacIntyre captures Canadian Open:
With his father on the 18th green, Robert MacIntyre hits a clinching putt to capture the title in Hamilton, Ont. MacIntyre shot -16 to capture his first PGA Tour victory.
Griffin had a 65. He parred the 18th after birdieing the previous three holes.
Victor Perez of France was third at 14 under after his second straight 64.
Two-time Canadian Open champion Rory McIlroy also shot 64 to tie for fourth with Tom Kim (64) at 13 under McIlroy won in 2019 the last time the tournament was in Hamilton and again in 2022 at St. George’s in Toronto.
Corey Conners was the top Canadian, shooting a 65 to reach 12 under. Mackenzie Hughes, tied for second entering the day, was another shot back after a 70.
Last year at Oakdale in Toronto, Nick Taylor made a 72-foot eagle putt on the fourth hole of a playoff against Tommy Fleetwood to become the first Canadian to win the event since 1954.
WATCH: Fan carries player’s clubs after caddie injured at RBC Canadian Open:
PGA Tour player C.T. Pan’s caddie Mike “Fluff” Cowan fell and was injured on the third hole at Sunday’s RBC Canadian Open. The legendary caddie was replaced by a fan who was attending the final round of play.
Pan gets a number of hands from fans after caddie injured
Taiwan’s C.T. Pan has used four caddies in the fourth round of the RBC Canadian Open, including a fan.
Mike (Fluff) Cowan, Pan’s regular caddie, slipped and hurt himself on the third hole of Hamilton Golf and Country Club. The 76-year-old Cowan was not seriously injured after the fall.
Paul Emerson, a fan watching the tournament, stepped inside the ropes to carry Pan’s clubs for the fourth hole. Mike Campbell who works in caddie services, then took over for holes five through nine.
At the 10th tee, PGA Tour caddie Al Riddell and Pan’s wife Michelle — who has caddied for him before — were waiting to spell Campbell. Pan ultimately chose Riddell for the final eight holes of the round.
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