MacIntyre wins at St Andrews: From Ryder Cup hero to DP World Tour Champion

Just one week after his decisive contribution to the Ryder Cup triumph in New York, Robert MacIntyre has continued his fantastic form. The 29-year-old Scot prevailed at the DP World Tour 's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship to score Scotland's first home win at this prestigious Pro-Am tournament in two decades.

DP World Tour has to shorten tournament

The staging of this year's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was heavily influenced by the notorious Scottish weather. Due to strong winds, culminating in Storm Amy, the tournament had to be shortened to 54 holes; the entire Saturday was canceled. The three legendary links courses - Carnoustie, Kingsbarns and the Old Course in St Andrews - demanded strong nerves and consistency above all.

MacIntyre, who started the final round on the Old Course as the joint leader, fulfilled these requirements with aplomb. He delivered a 66 on all three days and finished the tournament with an overall score of 18 under Par (-18). The Scot got off to an ideal start on the Old Course: with six Birdies on the first 13 holes, he pulled away unassailably and secured the fourth title of his DP World Tour career with a four-shot lead. This makes MacIntyre the first Scottish winner of the event since Colin Montgomerie in 2005.

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Robert MacIntyre breaks all the rules

MacIntyre himself admitted that his preparation for the tournament had been anything but professional after the exuberant Ryder Cup celebrations. "I did everything against the book this week, from the preparation onwards," admitted MacIntyre. "The diet hasn't been good, I can attest to that. I've eaten plenty of takeaways, fish and chips and lots of other things. But sometimes things happen when you least expect it." Despite the circumstances, the champion was overwhelmed by the significance of his success on home soil: "Unbelievable. Any time you can win a golf tournament on these shores, it's something special. But I'm just thrilled with how I did it."

The runners-up and the Germans

Second place was secured by MacIntyre's Ryder Cup colleague Tyrrell Hatton (-14), who brought a 65 into the clubhouse on Sunday. South Africa's Richard Sterne and England's John Parry tied for third place on -13. Freddy Schott stood out among the German participants, who dropped back from second place to 15th place on Sunday, but played strongly over long stretches. Nicolai von Dellingshausen finished in 21st place, while Jannik De Bruyn jumped to 61st place with one of the best final rounds of the day (65). Martin Kaymer finished 50th in one of his rare appearances on the DP World Tour.

Celebrity classification to Crowe and Foley

The team competition was won by Australian professional Harrison Crowe and amateur Cian Foley, son-in-law of JP McManus, the owner of Adare Manor, where the next Ryder Cup will be held in two years' time. They finished the tournament with a joint score of 33 under Par (-33). Crowe praised the team's dynamic: "We worked great together. I played really well on the first day and Cian performed strongly in the second round. It was a lot of fun."

The focus is on the Major

After the victory at the "Home of Golf", MacIntyre is already focusing on the sport's highest honors. "Winning the Dunhill Links at the 'Home of Golf' - there's no other place you want to win golf tournaments," explained MacIntyre. "The only thing that could top that would be an Open Championship at St. Andrews." MacIntyre made no secret of his ambitions: "A Major title is what I need or what I want. I know I have the game for it. It's just about putting it all together now."