Robert MacIntyre says what he thought of Bryson DeChambeau after playing with him for two days at The Open

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Robert MacIntyre played alongside Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Rose in the first two rounds at The Open Championship.

MacIntyre bounced back from an underwhelming performance at the Scottish Open last week with an even-par round on Thursday and an excellent five-under-par 66 on Friday.

Rose is still in contention at two under for the tournament, while DeChambeau will be hoping to make the cut at one over par.

After round two of The Open at Royal Portrush, MacIntyre shared what it was like to be in the same group as DeChambeau.

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Robert MacIntyre enjoyed playing with Bryson DeChambeau at The Open

DeChambeau’s opening round at Royal Portrush was terrible by his standards, as he struggled to a seven-over 78.

Thankfully, the LIV Golf superstar played like an Open champion on Friday, shooting a six-under 65 to give himself a realistic chance of staying for the weekend.

It was MacIntyre’s first time playing with DeChambeau, partly because they are now on different tours, and the Scotsman seemingly enjoyed it.

“It was good,” he said. “It was my first time playing with him. Yeah, it was good to see how he goes about his business.”

MacIntyre explained how he’s a “completely different golfer” from his playing partner, albeit they are becoming more similar.

“We are, we’re two completely different golfers. He’s obviously got his way of doing it, but to be honest again, my golf’s going closer to him now with the science and the TrackMans, biomechanics, everything. There’s so much more going down Bryson’s route.

“Yeah, I’ll just keep playing golf my way and see, whether it’s Bryson, whether it’s Scottie [Scheffler], whoever’s better than me, just try to piece by piece get better.”

Robert MacIntyre compares 2025 Open vs 2019 Open at Royal Portrush

MacIntyre has repeatedly expressed his love for the golf course at Royal Portrush, which only adds more pressure to play well there.

That did not impact his performance at the 2019 Open Championship, where he finished in a tie for sixth place with Rickie Fowler, Tyrrell Hatton, and Danny Willett.

He explained after his second round why this week feels so different from the last Open at Royal Portrush six years ago.

“Yeah, it’s different,” MacIntyre added. “It doesn’t feel as much pressure. Probably change that, probably less expectation for myself.

“In 2019, I was nervous, excited, but put a lot of pressure on myself because I love the golf course and there was so much going on, first major.

“Now I feel like this is where I want to be. These are the tournaments I want to compete really hard in come Sundays. I feel like the last three majors, I’ve put myself in a good position after 36 holes.

“However long my career is going to be, this is what I want to do. Until I give it up, I’m going to give it my best shot.

“I feel like the team that I’ve got around me is a massive, massive help in that. I trust them with everything, and they trust me with everything. Just keep the foot down and keep going forward.

MacIntyre backs himself to go all the way this time round and win the Claret Jug, his first major championship, on Sunday.

“There’s potential,” he continued. “It could be anyone’s time. I’m in a good spot. I feel happy, confident, and comfortable. I’m going to go out and give it my best shot all the way through Sunday afternoon.”