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He’ll hope to contribute points on the course this week but Robert MacIntyre has already provided the biggest LOLs off it.
The European Ryder Cup rookie’s hotel bedroom selfie of him wearing Ryder Cup pyjamas whilst brushing his teeth has been widely shared on social media since he posted it on Tuesday night.
Speaking to BBC Sport Scotland, the 27-year-old provided the backstory to it all.
“To be honest, I don’t know why [I did it],” said MacIntyre. “I normally keep things quiet but I’m a man that loves a laugh. As much as I’m really serious on the golf course and get angry with myself, I just love a laugh.
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“I saw them and I thought, I’m putting them on.’ They looked a bit big for me but I thought ‘I’ll do my teeth and take a picture’. I thought it was absolutely brilliant.
“I think it’s taken off a bit more than I thought we’re in a wee bit of hot water probably!”
MacIntyre also revealed that he has picked the brains of Ryder Cup legend and fellow Scot Colin Montgomerie as he prepares to make his debut in the match this week.
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“Monty has done everything in the game of golf,” he added. “As a European, golfer, he’s been an inspiration for many. Everything reverts back to just being yourself. You can try and change so much stuff. You can try and be something else, but the best version of you is yourself, and that’s pretty much what he said last night.
“I think that’s kind of what the majority of the kind of experienced guys have said, just be yourself.”
The Oban man says he will be leaning on his shinty background this week in terms of contributing to the overall team effort.
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“Shinty’s 12 a side but it’s man on man,” he said. “It’s not like football where you’ve got the team will attack you and they have got a formation they are going to attack you with.
“In shinty, it’s man versus man. My dad is the coach but he always says, ‘If you do your job right, it takes care of it.’
“It’s the same in the team aspect for golf. If I do my job, it helps the rest of the guys. I’m trying to take that into it. The main thing is just do your job well, and it will help the overall goal.”
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