BOB MacINTYRE reckons he's better prepared than ever for a crack at being the next Scotsman to slip into the Green Jacket.
MacIntyre tees it up this week in Singapore ahead of returning home to Oban for a two-week "training camp" as a first appearance at the Masters in three years beckons.
At world No.14, the 28-yearold is the highest ranked in this week's £2million event and made the trip after a top-10 finish at The Players.
MacIntyre said: "I'll play this week and then I've got two weeks off. I'll go back home for 10 days, then I'll go do another full team training camp in Oban for three, four days, and then head up to Augusta.
"I'm as prepared as ever. My game is in the best shape it's ever been, from driver all the way down to the putter and then the mental side of it.
"I'm ready to give myself a chance at a Major. That's all I can ask for, is to have a chance.
"You dream of winning Majors but you just want chances of winning these events.
"Then if you get in that position, it's just go for it." It has been three years since MacIntyre drove down Magnolia Lane.
He finished tied 12th on his debut in 2021 before sharing 23rd spot a year later.
That was when the left-hander had won just one European Tour event and was ranked 73rd in the world. Now he'll return to Augusta National, where Sandy Lyle won in 1988, with the confidence gained by being a member of a winning Ryder Cup team and a two-time PGA Tour champion.
He added: "My career's been stepped nicely. It's not been a rapid rise. It's been a nice progression from Challenge Tour, European Tour, winning on the European, PGA Tour, winning on the PGA.
"When I played on the DP World Tour and was going to these WGCs and Majors, it was like I was competing against guys I wasn'...
MacIntyre tees it up this week in Singapore ahead of returning home to Oban for a two-week "training camp" as a first appearance at the Masters in three years beckons.
At world No.14, the 28-yearold is the highest ranked in this week's £2million event and made the trip after a top-10 finish at The Players.
MacIntyre said: "I'll play this week and then I've got two weeks off. I'll go back home for 10 days, then I'll go do another full team training camp in Oban for three, four days, and then head up to Augusta.
"I'm as prepared as ever. My game is in the best shape it's ever been, from driver all the way down to the putter and then the mental side of it.
"I'm ready to give myself a chance at a Major. That's all I can ask for, is to have a chance.
"You dream of winning Majors but you just want chances of winning these events.
"Then if you get in that position, it's just go for it." It has been three years since MacIntyre drove down Magnolia Lane.
He finished tied 12th on his debut in 2021 before sharing 23rd spot a year later.
That was when the left-hander had won just one European Tour event and was ranked 73rd in the world. Now he'll return to Augusta National, where Sandy Lyle won in 1988, with the confidence gained by being a member of a winning Ryder Cup team and a two-time PGA Tour champion.
He added: "My career's been stepped nicely. It's not been a rapid rise. It's been a nice progression from Challenge Tour, European Tour, winning on the European, PGA Tour, winning on the PGA.
"When I played on the DP World Tour and was going to these WGCs and Majors, it was like I was competing against guys I wasn'...
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