Bob Macintyre Blows Four-shot Lead As Scheffler Wins Bmw Championship

Bob MacIntyre blew a four-shot lead successful nan last information arsenic nan world No 1, Scottie Scheffler, produced a infinitesimal of magic to clinch triumph astatine nan BMW Championship successful Maryland. MacIntyre’s large overnight advantage was whittled to a azygous changeable aft he started Sunday pinch 2 bogeys and, contempt a gallant effort, he could do thing to quell nan American’s momentum.

Back wrong rubbing region pinch 2 to play, MacIntyre watched arsenic Scheffler nailed a singular spot from nan unsmooth to successful effect corroborate his triumph connected nan penultimate hole. It was difficult to return for MacIntyre, who had produced his ain memorable infinitesimal connected nan last spread connected Saturday erstwhile he sunk a 41ft putt to clasp his important advantage.

Seeking nan triumph that would person sealed his spot successful Europe’s Ryder Cup team, MacIntyre made a nightmare commencement connected Sunday but Scheffler was besides acold from perfect, a missed putt restoring nan Scot’s two-stroke lead aft 3 holes. The American hauled level connected nan 5th aft MacIntyre recovered a bunker connected his attack shot, and Scheffler looked to beryllium successful irresistible shape arsenic he moved 2 clear connected nan 13th.

A Scheffler bogey 5 connected nan 14th reduced his lead again but nan 15th proved pivotal arsenic nan Oban man grounded to capitalise connected Scheffler uncovering a bunker pinch his attack shot. He missed a birdie putt, while nan American nailed his.

But MacIntyre hadn’t fixed up, and trim nan lead to 1 changeable again pinch 2 to play, pinch a birdie 4 astatine nan 16th aft uncovering nan greenish successful 2 pinch a 265-yard 2nd shot. However, aft Scheffler’s uproarious consequence connected nan 17th, MacIntyre grounded to respond pinch much last spread magic and putted retired for a three-over-par last information of 73, 2 shots disconnected Scheffler’s 15-under-par full of 265.

Bob MacIntyre would person secured his Ryder Cup spot if he had managed to clasp connected to his lead aft starting nan 4th information pinch a four-shot advantage. Photograph: Andy Lyons/Getty Images

The title was Scheffler’s 18th connected nan PGA Tour, and nan 5th this year, nan 2nd play successful a statement he has managed that total, thing done earlier only by Tiger Woods.

A last information of 67 shunted Tommy Fleetwood up to a necktie for 4th spot down American Maverick McNealy, but England’s Harry Hall, who started Sunday tied for fourth, fell backmost pinch a disappointing 70 to decorativeness successful sixth place.

Rory McIlroy was hampered by back-to-back double bogeys connected nan 5th and 6th holes arsenic he grounded to make inroads connected nan chasing pack, matching Hall’s last information of 70 to decorativeness down successful a necktie for 12th.