Bob MacIntyre on gym regime, worn wedges and inside his Florida training camp
Scottish No 1 opens up on his prepartions for new calendar campaign and now feeling ‘more comfortable’ on PGA Tour
Bob MacIntyre has enjoyed a memorable last three years, having played on two winning Ryder Cup teams, won twice on the PGA Tour, including a Genesis Scottish Open success, and landing a fourth DP World Tour triumph in last year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The 29-year-old is sitting in the world’s top ten at the start of his 2026 campaign and, fuelled by finishing runner-up to J.J. Spaun in last year’s US Open at Oakmont, he is aiming to contend in the majors this season and, hopefully, land one of the game’s most-coveted titles.
Before getting his calendar campaign underway this week in Hawaii, MacIntyre spoke exclusively to Scotland on Sunday and, as always, the Oban man had lots of interesting things to say.
Bob MacIntyre on his short lay-off at end of 2025 campaign
“I didn’t do much over the four weeks. I played maybe once or twice on the simulator just to allow me to keep swinging a club. When I first started hitting it again, I sent a few videos to Shanksy [Simon Shanks, his coach] and, boy, was it way out (laughing).”
Bob MacIntyre on his fitness work at home in Oban
“To be fair, that was the only thing I really did over the break. I tried to put on a couple of mph in terms of ball speed. Yeah, I was doing three sessions a week minimum with Kenny [McKenzie, his Glasgow-based fitness coach]. Whether it was Facetime or in the gym in Glasgow. Yeah, I have been pretty religious doing that even over the Christmas period. It’s been great and I have noticed a difference since I came back out.”
Bob MacIntyre on his 2026 training camp in Orlando
“They’ve been good in the past and I really enjoyed this one. It’s just little things we try to tick off each time. We are trying to improve every time we go there. It’s just a place away from a golf tournament where you can really deep dive into things. Whether it is swing mechanics, equipment etc.
“You can do some wicked things that have the worst results knowing that, if that doesn’t work, then just put it in the bin. It doesn’t work like that at golf tournaments. It’s about getting me on the golf course in any shape that is possible to allow me to perform at my best.
“I very rarely test equipment nowadays at golf tournaments. I’ll do some drills, but I won’t push the exaggerations to a point where I don’t know where it is going to go. Whereas at those camps everything gets laid out so that we can push certain feels to try and improve technique and not worry about hitting a shank or hitting snap hooks or whatnot. It’s just about getting the mechanics better and getting the body moving better.”
Bob MacIntyre on his equipment for 2026
“Everything is the same. Don’t fix what’s not broken, which is a good place to be. I probably should get new wedges as I’ve worn them out a bit, but, when you’ve not played that much, you feel you want to get back out with the stuff you know works and then start fine-tuning.”
Bob MacIntyre on starting 2026 on PGA Tour as opposed to DP World Tour
“Aye, it’s just trying to get the points on the board. Look, I love the Middle East, but the priority is being in the top 50 on the PGA Tour and then we’ll come back. Obviously the win at the Dunhill (last October) was massive for me on the DP World Tour side of things, so I won’t need to stress too much about that this year.
“The problem this year is that the Sentry (the traditional PGA Tour year opener in Hawaii) was cancelled and I love the golf course in Honolulu where the Sony Open is played. There are courses you really like and this is one of them. It’s one of those events you circle. Yeah, it’s just one week and it’s a long way from home, but it’s my job.”
Bob MacIntyre on feeling at home on PGA Tour
“I’m a lot more comfortable in this environment. I suppose it comes from confidence and also from the level I expect myself to play at. Yeah, that’s the only thing that has really changed. Nothing has changed on the golf course, but the level of my golf has changed and the expectation from me and the people closest to me.
“Take Mike [Burrow, his caddie], for example. We’ve got standards that we’ve set and there’s levels that we expect to perform week in, week out. We had a good training camp in Orlando and, though my game might still be a bit rusty, we are still pitching up trying to win golf tournaments.”
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