Robert MacIntyre has admitted his golf was “in a darkish place” earlier this yr earlier than he turned it round and performed himself into the highest 20 of the world rankings.
MacIntyre performed nearly all of the yr competing on the PGA Tour in America after incomes his card 12 months in the past due to his performances on the DP World Tour.
The 28-year-old stated making some changes inside his crew was one of many keys to the turnaround in his fortunes.
“It wasn’t a darkish place personally – I used to be in a darkish place with my sport,” he instructed BBC Sport Scotland.
“After I stepped on the golf course I wasn’t having fun with it. I discovered from a few issues and altered some issues inside my crew.
“To date so good. It is about me attempting to get pleasure from myself out on the course and never being too arduous on myself. I am simply attempting to hit as many good photographs as I can.”
MacIntyre says it was an schooling leaving his Oban house and transferring to Florida, the place he was based mostly for the primary six months of the yr.
Nonetheless the world quantity 16 introduced earlier this summer season that he shall be based mostly again in Oban in 2025, a yr he’ll deal with with elevated confidence.
“I discovered so much this yr. I benefit from the aggressive aspect and the golf aspect of it [in America] – however what I did be taught was that my golf sport can maintain up anyplace on the planet,” he added.
“It is troublesome on the market. The usual may be very excessive and you are attempting to turn out to be among the finest gamers on the planet. It’s a must to compete towards the most effective and that is what I’m doing.”
MacIntyre’s yr circled in dramatic fashion on the finish of Could when he lifted the Canadian Open along with his father Dougie caddying for him after flying in on the final minute.
After that got here a shocking house win at The Renaissance Membership in East Lothian, when he grew to become the primary Scotsman to win the Scottish Open since Colin Montgomerie in 1999.
