MacIntyre claims Canadian Open for 1st TOUR win

Robert MacIntyre found some trouble on the back nine but held on to secure his first career PGA TOUR victory, beating Ben Griffin by one stroke at the Canadian Open on Sunday.

MacIntyre almost squandered his lead with back-to-back bogeys on the 12th and 13th holes, but he bounced back with a birdie on the 15th hole that proved to be the difference.

An emotional MacIntyre celebrated with his father, Dougie, on the bag after the winning putt. MacIntyre has changed caddies several times during his first year as a full-time PGA TOUR player, but his dad proved to have the winning formula.

"I'm crying with joy, but I'm laughing because I didn't think it was possible," MacIntyre said after the final round.

"Unbelievable. I'm a grass cutter, not a caddie," a tearful Dougie MacIntyre said.

As a lefty, MacIntyre's first TOUR win coming in Canada is fitting because the nation has more lefty golfers than anywhere else in the world. He's only the second lefty to win the tournament after Bob Charles did so in 1968.

It's the Scotsman's fourth professional victory; he's won twice on the European Tour and once on the MENA Tour.

MacIntyre is also first Scottish player to win on TOUR since Martin Laird in 2020.

Elsewhere in the tournament, Rory McIlroy - the 2019 and 2022 Canadian Open winner - stayed within striking distance with a final-round 64. Meanwhile, Corey Conners finished as the top Canadian at Hamilton Golf and Country Club.