Robert MacIntyre admitted frustration after slipping down the leaderboard over the ultimate two rounds of the Open.
The Oban golfer opened with a three-under 67 earlier than a second-round 69 left him firmly in competition heading into the weekend.
Nevertheless, consecutive rounds of 71 noticed the 29-year-old Scot fall again as he missed out on a problem for the Claret Jug.
Taking part in associate Cameron Younger set the clubhouse lead at 9 beneath par after a sensational 64 earlier than he was overhauled by winner Ryan Fox, however MacIntyre was unable to succeed in these ranges at Royal Birkdale.
“It was a possibly week,” he stated. “One good spherical away from being proper in it.
“You watch Cam at this time put up a type of rounds and he is in with an opportunity to win. It was simply certainly one of them weeks.
“Clearly what I hoped could be spherical was one over par, then one other one over par. So, yeah, a bit irritating.”
MacIntyre stated adapting from PGA Tour situations to hyperlinks golf within the UK proved tough, notably when it got here to membership choice.
“I take advantage of quite a lot of bounce on my irons within the US. However while you come again right here and it is exhausting pan, it is not likely suited. I felt like I used to be simply catching every thing skinny, spinny and clear. It simply wasn’t combo.”
MacIntyre’s fiery temperament was additionally on show in the course of the ultimate spherical when he slammed his driver into the bottom after a wayward tee shot on the sixteenth gap, incomes an official warning from event officers.
The Scot accepted the warning however insisted he has no intention of adjusting his strategy.
“I imply, it is only a warning,” he stated. “I’ve had loads of warnings in class. I will not change.
“I get a step over the road generally with my frustration, but it surely’s a part of me.
“If we take that out of each participant within the recreation of golf, you have acquired guys that do not budge once they do one thing, who’re very disciplined. Then there’s different individuals, in all probability primarily Europeans, who put on their coronary heart on their sleeve and are a bit risky.
“We will cross the road each every so often and get instructed off or get a two-shot penalty each every so often. However it’s simply the best way we’re. If we did not have that, individuals would not stick in and watch golf.”
MacIntyre will now take a three-week break earlier than returning for the closing phases of the PGA Tour season.
He additionally confirmed he’ll return to St Andrews later this 12 months to defend his Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship title.
