Every golfer watching the Masters could relate to what Robert MacIntyre was going through on the 15th hole. on Thursday.
The world No. 8 had his emotions reach a tipping point when he sent his ball into the water not once, but twice on the 15th at Augusta National on the first day of the tournament, leading him to flip his middle finger toward the ball while the camera was on him.
MacIntyre ended up with a quadruple bogey nine on the 15th as his tough opening day at the Masters continued.
He finished the day with an 8-over-par 80 and tied for 82nd.
MacIntyre’s blood pressure was already starting to rise on the 12th hole, according to the Telegraph, when he wasn’t happy with his tee shot and could be heard shouting, “It’s now going left to right, Jesus f–k!”
When MacIntyre putted off the green on 13, he yelled, “F—– w—–.”
Cameras also caught him slamming his golf club on the fairway on the 17th hole.
The outbursts could earn MacIntyre a reprimand from the famously strict Augusta National officials, who prefer to issue “severe warnings” rather than fines, according to the Telegraph.
MacIntyre is known to have a bit of a fiery personality and last week during the Valero Texas Open, a mic picked up his saying his shot was “f–king s–t.”
Addressing the instance this week before the start of the Masters, MacIntyre told The Scotsman that he knows that he’s “volatile, and I know the bad language and stuff, but that’s just me.”
“I am trying to do my best out on the golf course,” he said. “I’m a sportsman and it is live sport. I’m going to react the way I want to react. I’m not going to change how I react because there is someone standing there or elsewhere. I am trying to do the best that I can and I will take my time after to go and sign autographs with kids and what not, but, when I am playing golf I am red-lining.”
The first day of the Masters ended with Rory McIlroy, the defending tournament champion, opening with a 5-under par 67 and a share of the lead with Sam Burns.