Robert MacIntyre said he wasn’t going to change, but Augusta National Golf Club stepped in and reminded him of the club rules.

The world No. 8 got into trouble with officials after his first round on Thursday. The 29-year-old used explicit language and made a rude gesture during his round of eight-over 80.

Reports say officials spoke to him after the round and reminded him about the rules at Augusta National. After that, the Scottish golfer didn’t stop to talk. He walked past reporters, his parents, Carol and Dougie, and his sister Gill without saying a word.

"I know I am volatile, and I know the bad language and stuff, but that's just me," he said. "When I am playing golf, I am red-lining."

The worst moment came at the par-5 15th. He hit two balls into the water and made an obscene gesture after the first one. Earlier, he missed the green on the par-3 12th and used bad language that the course microphones clearly picked up.

Three days earlier, sitting in front of reporters, MacIntyre had been asked about exactly this. He had made headlines the week before at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio.

During that event, he lost his temper on the course, and the microphones picked it up. Commentator Andrew Coltart even apologized to viewers during the broadcast.

At the Masters, he finished Thursday tied for 82nd in a field of 91 players and needed to be in the top 50 to make it to the weekend. On Friday, things got worse. He started with a double bogey on the first hole, which pushed him to 10-over par. That dropped him near the bottom of the leaderboard and almost ended his chances for the week.

Robert MacIntyre's Augusta Nightmare Comes With a Familiar Opponent Watching

His playing partner all week was Scottie Scheffler, the same man who took the BMW Championship from MacIntyre last August.

MacIntyre had led by four shots going into that final round but shot three-over and made four bogeys, while Scheffler chipped in on 17 to win.

"Right now, I want to go and smash up my golf clubs, to be honest with you," MacIntyre said.

The presence of the same opponent only highlighted the frustrating end to his tournament. MacIntyre came to Augusta looking for redemption and left after being warned by the tournament.

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Written by

Sneha Abraham

Edited by

Pulkit Prabhav