Who Is Robert MacIntyre's Caddie?
In this piece, we take a look at who caddies for the Scottish star, Robert MacIntyre
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Robert MacIntyre has enjoyed a steady rise through the professional ranks, with the Scot a multiple-time champion on the DP World Tour, as well as a Ryder Cup winner in 2023 at Marco Simone.
Having turned professional in 2017, he has had a number of individuals help him along the way with his rise in form and, in this piece, we have taken a look at who indeed caddies for MacIntyre.
Who Is Robert MacIntyre's Caddie?
Having worked with Irishman Greg Milne since turning pro, the Scotsman opted to change caddies following the 2020 US Open at Winged Foot, describing it as “one of the hardest decisions” of his life. Although they remain “great mates”, MacIntyre felt the time was right to make a change.
Following the split, MacIntyre had fellow Scot, Mike Thomson, on the bag, with the duo enjoying a number of successes, such as a top 10 at the 2019 Open Championship and victory at the 2020 Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown.
MacIntyre and Thomson at the Aphrodite Cyprus Hills Showdown
The win came in just their fourth outing together, with Macintyre stating about the caddie change: “I just felt like the time was right. Me and Greg had a good two, two and a half years and came from the Challenge Tour together. We’re great mates. It was just the time was right to change. Not just for me but for Greg. The two of us were, I don't know, almost getting stagnant in what we were doing.
“I'm at a level or a stage in my career that I can go two ways; you can either go back into the pack or you can take off and get into the top 50 in the world, top 30s. That's obviously where I want to be. I want to be up there competing in Majors. So that's one of the reasons I've got Mikey on the bag.”
Despite the successes, MacIntyre and Thomson split prior to the Ryder Cup in Rome, with MacIntyre bringing in experienced bagman, Mike Burrow, at the beginning of 2024. However, the relationship was short lived and, during the period between the Masters and PGA Championship, the Scot bought in Scott Carmichael as caddie.
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MacIntyre with his dad during the 2024 RBC Canadian Open
Caddying for just over a month, Burrow returned to the bag at the PGA Championship due to Carmichael having wedding commitments, and now, at the RBC Canadian Open, MacIntyre has his father, Dougie, on the bag, helping his son to lead the tournament after 54 holes.
Speaking on the Thursday of the event, MacIntyre stated: "I’m trying to work it all out. Yeah, it was an emergency phone call on Saturday, and he stepped up to the plate. He’s a good golfer himself, but this kind of level, he’s a bit out of his depth. I thought he did a great job and kept it so simple. The numbers are what they are. Go and add a good shot to that number, and the results should be half decent."
Admitting that, since earning a PGA Tour card, he has been "lonely" at times, MacIntyre had a great week in Canada with his dad on the bag. Following his third round, he stated: "Caddies are so valuable out here, especially on a golf course like this where it's a lot of slopes. But when you're playing decent, I feel like today especially, like whoever was caddieing for me, I've got that most respect for them, whoever it is. I've had a few. It's just different, it hits differently, because he (his dad) properly means it. And I know the caddies mean it for another reason, I mean they're obviously wanting us to do well, but my dad wants me to do well because we're blood, you know what I mean, and there's no other, there's nothing other than pride and guts and what we're trying to do.
"He's been through thick and thin with me. He taught me how to play the game of golf until really I started working with a coach probably at about 14, 15. To be honest with you, it's just, it was me, him, my family going round four holes at Glencruitten Golf Club out the back of the house for many years."
A lifelong golf fan, Andy graduated in 2019 with a degree in Sports Journalism and got his first role in the industry as the Instruction Editor for National Club Golfer. From there, he decided to go freelance and now covers a variety of topics for Golf Monthly.
Andy took up the game at the age of seven and even harboured ambitions of a career in the professional ranks for a spell. That didn’t pan out, but he still enjoys his weekend golf at Royal Troon and holds a scratch handicap. As a side note, he's made five holes-in-one and could quite possibly be Retief Goosen’s biggest fan.
As well as the above, some of Andy's work has featured on websites such as goal.com, dailyrecord.co.uk, and theopen.com.
What's in Andy's bag?
Driver: Callaway Mavrik Sub-Zero (9°)
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (15°)
Driving iron: Titleist U500 (17°)
Irons: Mizuno mp32 (4-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM9 (50°, 54° and 58°)
Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport 2.5
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
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