{"id":1251746,"date":"2024-06-05T15:38:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T15:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1251746"},"modified":"2024-06-05T16:46:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:46:37","slug":"robert-macintyre-explains-why-he-withdrew-from-memorial-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/robert-macintyre-explains-why-he-withdrew-from-memorial-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert MacIntyre explains why he withdrew from Memorial Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert MacIntyre insists his decision to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament shows the height of his ambition rather than any disrespect to the event\u2019s host Jack Nicklaus.<\/p>\n

MacIntyre\u2019s victory in the RBC Canadian Open<\/span><\/strong><\/a> on Sunday secured his place in one of the PGA Tour\u2019s signature events, which boasts a prize fund of 20million US dollars (\u00a315.7m).<\/p>\n

However, after playing six tournaments in a row and with the US Open to come next week, MacIntyre opted to return home to Scotland for a few days before heading back across the Atlantic for the year\u2019s third major championship.<\/p>\n

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Scotland\u2019s Robert MacIntyre (right) and an RCMP officer pose with the Canadian Open trophy (Frank Gunn\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cI miscounted my tournaments that I\u2019ve played there when I was doing the press conference last week. That was actually week six (not five),\u201d MacIntyre said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s been a good six weeks. I had two top 10s, I had the chance at Myrtle Beach which was a top 15. The mental aspect of that six-week stretch was high, and then obviously winning last week was an even bigger high.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I played Memorial, US Open and the Travelers (Championship) that\u2019s nine weeks in a row. Not many players play nine weeks in a row, except probably me the madman.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith everything that was going on, there was no disrespect for pulling out of Jack Nicklaus\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was all about what was right for me and the fifth week in a row at Colonial I thought was even a step too far after having a chance to win at Myrtle Beach, an outside chance at the (US) PGA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a lot going on and I just thought it was the right thing to pull back, have a week off. It could have been any event.<\/a> Yes, I get that it\u2019s an elevated event and it\u2019s 20 million or whatever it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut does preparing right for the US Open not show ambition? It\u2019s up to you.\u201d<\/p>\n