{"id":607299,"date":"2026-04-16T05:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T05:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/607299\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T05:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T05:16:19","slug":"former-rory-mcilroy-ally-warns-immature-robert-macintyre-he-risks-masters-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/607299\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Rory McIlroy ally warns “immature” Robert MacIntyre he risks Masters ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rory McIlroy’s former agent Chubby Chandler says Robert MacIntyre may not get an invite to the 2027 Masters<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old hit the headlines last week at the first men’s major of the year for entirely the wrong reasons<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MacIntyre directed a middle finger towards the 15th green at Augusta National after registering a quadruple-bogey nine en route to an opening 80.<\/p>\n

The Scot, who declined to speak to the media after he was reprimanded by tournament officials, then risked further backlash.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MacIntyre posted a mocked-up picture on his Instagram account of a gnome resembling himself giving the middle finger after exiting the tournament at the halfway stage<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"Robert <\/p>\n

Robert MacIntyre has been reprimanded by Masters officials, according to a report<\/p>\n

Chandler told Action Network that MacIntyre needs to cut out the ugly behaviour.<\/p>\n

“Bob is going through what Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke went through when they suddenly got thrust into a limelight where they’ve got a chance to win the Masters or a major,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I remember when the Open was at Birkdale in 2006, Lee was favourite for the Open.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I remember thinking, ‘How ridiculous is that?’ He went to his major now, instead of thinking, ‘good, we could finish high up.’ Now it’s, ‘I’ve got a chance to win this.’<\/p>\n

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“He’ll need to win every week to cover the fines he should be getting. Augusta could fine him five grand or a hundred grand. You wouldn’t know.<\/p>\n

“But he’ll have been taken to one side, and somebody will have given him some very stern words, which are better than any fine.<\/p>\n

“It might have gone something like, ‘listen, young Mr. MacIntyre, if you behave like that again, you’ll find your invitation won’t be turning up next year.’<\/p>\n

“Because everybody gets invited. Even though you qualify to play, everybody gets invited. He’s just got to stop that. It’s ugly, isn’t it?<\/p>\n

“He could have his invitation to next year’s Masters void because they’ve been known to do that before.”<\/p>\n

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Robert MacIntyre<\/p>\n

MacIntyre carded a second-round 71 at Augusta on Friday to miss the cut by three shots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He came into the 2026 Masters as a trendy pick to contend for the green jacket.\u00a0<\/p>\n

MacIntyre finished runner-up to JJ Spaun at last year’s U.S. Open and has been increasingly getting himself into contention in major championships and proving his metal at Ryder Cups.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Scotsman reported last week that he was very close to withdrawing last week after injuring his neck<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Chandler believes that MacIntyre has the pedigree to win one of golf’s big four, but he needs to stamp out the immaturity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“His game is brilliant,” he said. “His chipping, his pitching, his putting is all great. He just has to mature.<\/p>\n

“Bob can win a major. He’ll be one of the next 15 in the running to win one. People like him and Ludvig Aberg; Ludvig hasn’t reacted under the pressure that you\u2019d think he would.<\/p>\n

“He’s going to have to work his way through that because when things like that happen to you, you can’t go and practice it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“You’ve got to play yourself into that position. Winning a major is not easy.<\/p>\n

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“If Aberg doesn’t win a major in the next couple of years, he’ll feel the pressure and expectation but not yet.”<\/p>\n

Chandler was speaking to Action Network<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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