{"id":294875,"date":"2023-10-03T12:26:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294875"},"modified":"2023-10-03T12:26:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T12:26:17","slug":"europes-ryder-cup-humble-hero-robert-macintyre-flies-home-hungover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/golf\/europes-ryder-cup-humble-hero-robert-macintyre-flies-home-hungover\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe's Ryder Cup humble hero Robert MacIntyre flies home hungover"},"content":{"rendered":"
Robert MacIntyre appeared worse for wear as\u00a0Europe’s Ryder Cup star\u00a0boarded a \u00a3102 Jet2 flight home after\u00a0partying into the early hours in Rome.<\/p>\n
MacIntyre had enjoyed a memorable Ryder Cup debut at the\u00a0Marco Simone Golf & Country Club.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old earned 2.5 points to Europe’s total over the weekend, earning a fourball win and beating Wyndham Clark in his singles match.<\/p>\n
MacIntyre’s performances helped Europe secure a 16.5 to 11.5 win over the Americans to reclaim the Ryder Cup, before the Scot led the team’s celebrations.<\/p>\n
The Ryder Cup Europe account made a cheeky joke at MacIntyre’s expense on social media after the celebrations.<\/p>\n
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Robert MacIntyre was pictured enjoying Europe’s celebrations and in the aftermath<\/p>\n
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MacIntyre earned 2.5 points to Europe’s winning total during the Ryder Cup in Rome<\/p>\n
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The Scottish star admitted he would never forget the moment after a dream Ryder Cup debut<\/p>\n
One picture showed\u00a0MacIntyre waving his cap and holding a bottle of beer while on board their team bus.<\/p>\n
The second showed the aftermath as the sleep deprived star\u00a0queued to board his budget flight back to Glasgow the following morning.<\/p>\n
Both photos were accompanied by the caption ‘Morning after the night before.’<\/p>\n
MacIntyre and Shane Lowry had reportedly mostly led the singing during the celebrations, which went on until 4.30am in the Italian capital on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Scot had been recorded performing a rendition of the Proclaimers ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)’, with Lowry claiming he had been ‘on fire’ on the team bus.<\/p>\n
‘The bus was probably the best part of the night. Bobby Mac was on fire,’ Lowry said.<\/p>\n
‘You get so many tough days in golf that when you get a day like that it is amazing to be around friends and enjoy it with them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I feel like this week, this tournament, it is probably why I do my job to be honest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Tyrrell Hatton was the last man standing during Team Europe’s Ryder Cup celebrations<\/p>\n
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Team Europe captain Luke Donald led a rendition of Queen’s ‘We are the Champions’ on the bus<\/p>\n
Fans were quick to label MacIntyre as a ‘humble hero’ after returning to Scotland on the budget airline, despite playing a key role in Europe’s success.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old had admitted after Europe’s victory that he would ‘never forgot’ the moment, adding that he had learned so much from his team-mates.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘It was nerve-wracking. It was everything. I trusted myself and the guys around me,’\u00a0MacIntyre told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n
‘These finishing holes are tough so just about trying to get your point and see what happens. Thankfully we finished it off.<\/p>\n
‘It’s incredible. This is a completely different team from a few years ago. The top guys are absolutely solid and stalwarts on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n
‘For me being in that team with these guys, I have learned so much.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I am never going to forget this for rest of my life.’<\/p>\n