Being part of a winning Ryder Cup team in your rookie appearance must go down as one of, if not the, biggest high of a player’s career.
Robert MacIntyre certainly took advantage of that feeling by leading a chorus of 500 Miles as part of Team’s Europe’s celebration party following the win at Marco Simone.
However, it is probably safe to say that the comedown the following day can be tricky to navigate, and for the Scot, it looked like a particularly arduous task if an image of him shared by the official Ryder Cup Europe X (formerly Twitter) account is anything to go by.
That’s because, the morning after what appeared to have the makings of a party for the ages, MacIntyre was photographed looking somewhat sleep-deprived at the airport as he awaited his flight back to Glasgow. Not only that, but the two-time DP World Tour winner, who claimed an impressive 2.5 points for the Europeans at the match, used budget airline Jet2.com to take him!
Morning after the night before 😅#TeamEurope | #RyderCup pic.twitter.com/sGmIqRAkpnOctober 2, 2023
Given MacIntyre’s heroics in the Ryder Cup have surely elevated him to the highest profile in his career, not to mention his potentially delicate state following the team’s celebrations, you wouldn’t blame him if that was a decision he regretted while waiting at the gate for his departure.
In fairness to MacIntyre, though, he certainly doesn’t appear the type to be affected by fame, and, according to the DP World Tour’s Ru Macdonald, his decision to travel on a no-frills airline is unsurprising.
He responded to the image, writing: “Bob paid for all his friends and family’s travel and accommodation last week. Despite all the heroics, he was always jumping on the Jet2 flight with those people that have supported him from the beginning.”
Bob paid for all his friends and family’s travel and accommodation last week. Despite all the heroics, he was always jumping on the Jet2 flight with those people that have supported him from the beginning. #TeamEurope https://t.co/dMnDXnue9NOctober 2, 2023
There is more evidence to support the claim that MacIntyre is as down to earth as they come, too. In 2022, when huge sums of money were being mentioned in the build-up to the launch of LIV Golf, MacIntyre was not drawn in by the allure of it, saying it was “obscene money to be throwing at sport.”
He also said: “For me right now, I’m comfortable. I’ve got a house, a home, my family is healthy….
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