After win, pro promised party. His new pics show beer, a difficult walk — and a plant?
Robert MacIntyre

Robert MacIntyre after his victory at the Genesis Scottish Open.

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A party was promised. Robert MacIntyre had guaranteed one, minutes after he won the Genesis Scottish Open a couple weeks ago. The win had come on his home country’s soil. It had been done before friends and family.

The morning alarms would be turned off.

“Going to go celebrate tonight,” MacIntyre said.

Would he make it out to Royal Troon the next day? They’d scheduled him for a pre-Open Championship press conference that day.

LOL.

“I think there might be a change of schedule,” he said, laughing. “I don’t think I’ll be in a fit state to get to Troon. I don’t think I’ll be legally able to drive.”

Yeah, his Q&A session was bumped back — to Wednesday.

Where we heard a party had been had. There’d been clues. The DP World Tour social-media team had shared a couple photos of MacIntyre and his dad, Dougie, drinking a spirit out of the trophy. At Troon, reporters were curious.

Asked one: “One, what was the highlight of the celebration? Anybody reach out to you that you didn’t expect? Kind of how were the last few days?”

Answered MacIntyre: “No, not — I mean, since we got here, there’s been a lot of people coming up and saying well done and stuff, but no, it’s just been the usual people. I’m not someone who ventures out and does anything wild. I’ve got a tight-knit group of friends and family and support network. Obviously there’s been a lot of stuff on social media from well-dones and stuff, but there’s no one that’s really stood out where I’ve gone, wow, I didn’t expect that.”

Asked another reporter: “On a scale of 1 to 10, describe that celebration on Sunday night.”

Answered MacIntyre: “Ten. Look, I’m not a big drinker, but when you get moments like that — that’s a childhood dream and a lifetime goal — and you’ve got family and friends there that have backed you since you were a young kid, I think it was quite right to go absolutely wild. I think we done a good job of that.”

Asked another reporter: “On Sunday night, the guys on the Tour put a picture of you and your dad with the trophy and what looked like quite a substantial amount of whisky in it. I’m just wondering: How many bottles did you go through, and were you able to keep up with your old man?”

Answered MacIntyre: “It was a great celebration, and it’s one that I would do all over again, to be honest with you. It was a great night. Everyone that was there that was involved in the celebrations were brilliant. It was just one of them great nights. It was a special one for friends, family and the staff around me. It was just special, and it’s a memory that I’ll have forever. It was the one I wanted, and I’m glad I got that one. It was just unbelievable.”