{"id":2589425,"date":"2026-04-10T17:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/masters-golfer-facing-punishment-after-series-of-outbursts-during-disastrous-round\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:47:26","slug":"masters-golfer-facing-punishment-after-series-of-outbursts-during-disastrous-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/masters-golfer-facing-punishment-after-series-of-outbursts-during-disastrous-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters Golfer Facing Punishment After Series of Outbursts During Disastrous Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmasters-golfer-facing-punishment-after-series-of-outbursts-during-disastrous-round%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2589425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Robert MacIntyre\u2019s first round at Augusta National descended into a multi-hole meltdown as emotions overwhelmed his play, threatening his Masters cut. Officials reportedly reprimanded him for conduct, and cameras captured moments of frustration, including a ball landing in the water at the 15th and the left-hander slamming his club on the 17th. The outbursts fit a pattern of volatility for the Scot, leaving him eight over par thru the back nine and fueling post-round criticism from fans and analysts. Golf Monthly and The Scotsman covered the reprimand and highlighted concerns about his attitude, while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media users urged respect<\/a> for the iconic course. MacIntyre defended his behavior, acknowledging his volatility and saying he won\u2019t change how he reacts, even as he remains focused on competing. The second round was set to continue on Friday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Scottish golfer Robert MacIntyre has not yet mastered his emotions.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, thanks to a multi-hole meltdown during first-round action Thursday, MacIntyre almost certainly will miss the cut at the Masters.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/sport\/bob-macintyre-reprimanded-by-masters-officials-over-conduct-6570491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Scotsman<\/a>, officials at Augusta National &ldquo;reprimanded&rdquo; MacIntyre for his outbursts. Judging by the golfer&rsquo;s attitude, more consequences could await.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, as his fortunes deteriorated on the back nine, cameras caught MacIntyre flipping off the 15th hole after a poorly-struck ball landed in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a short clip of that moment, posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X:<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bob McIntyre having a complete meltdown at Augusta <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RssG2bH21x\">pic.twitter.com\/RssG2bH21x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Josh MacNeel (@joshmacneel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshmacneel\/status\/2042369165600678310?\">April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then, MacIntyre slammed his club into the ground following an errant shot on the 17th hole.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Robert MacIntyre slamming his club into 14 and 17 is getting old fast. If you can&rsquo;t respect the course, let alone Augusta National, get off,&rdquo; one golf-related account on X demanded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Robert MacIntyre slamming his club into 14 and 17 is getting old fast. If you can&rsquo;t respect the course, let alone Augusta National, get off. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FG5yXeKkrm\">pic.twitter.com\/FG5yXeKkrm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FittingPros | Find Trusted Club Fitters (@FittingPros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FittingPros\/status\/2042433652047425814?\">April 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/robert-macintyre-reprimanded-by-masters-committee-after-conduct-during-first-round\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golf Monthly<\/a>, that outburst on the 17th hole followed a similar club-slamming incident three holes earlier. Also, microphones caught the World No. 8 golfer swearing on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>On the scoreboard, MacIntyre&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-embrace-thugs-smear-to-attack-ice-agents\/\" title=\"Democrats Embrace &#039;Thugs&#039; Smear To Attack ICE Agents\">meltdown left<\/a> him eight-over-par after the back nine.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&rsquo;s outbursts continued a recent trend for the talented yet fiery left-hander.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, after a lost opportunity to win the Sony Open in January, MacIntyre blamed his attitude, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/my-attitude-cost-me-this-golf-tournament-robert-macintyre-after-snapping-putter-at-sony-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golf Monthly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if it&rsquo;s a good thing to say, but snapped my putter on 17 on Friday afternoon,&rdquo; he said at the time. &ldquo;Missed a three-footer on 18 Friday afternoon, so doing that cost me a shot. And then obviously the backup, exact similar backup, and, yeah, big, big reminder for me that attitude has got to be right for 72 holes not just 36.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because at the end of the day my attitude cost me this golf tournament, and can&rsquo;t be allowing that,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;You got to be in the right position at the right time to &hellip; allow a round like today to finish off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday at Augusta National, however, the emotional golfer sounded unrepentant.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know I am volatile and I know the bad language and stuff, but that&rsquo;s just me,&rdquo; he said, per The Scotsman.<\/p>\n<p>MacIntyre added that he was &ldquo;trying to do my best out on the golf course,&rdquo; that he was a &ldquo;sportsman,&rdquo; but that he would &ldquo;react the way I want to react&rdquo; and was &ldquo;not going to change how I react because there is someone standing there or elsewhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Second-round action was set to continue at the Masters on Friday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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His multi\u2011hole meltdown in the opening round at the Masters likely cost him a place in the weekend, and Augusta National officials reportedly reprimanded him for the outbursts. Given his attitude, more consequences could follow. For example, as his round deteriorated on the back nine, cameras captured him flipping the bird at the 15th after a shot into the water. A clip of that moment circulated on X.<\/p>\n<p>MacIntyre\u2019s frustration continued with a club\u2011slam on the 17th, drawing criticism that he isn\u2019t showing enough respect for the course. Golf outlets noted that he also swore on mic several times during the round. By the end of the back nine he stood eight over par, continuing a pattern of fiery but volatile play. He has previously blamed his attitude for missed opportunities, telling Golf Monthly after a January Sony Open setback that he once snapped his putter and that his attitude cost him a chance to win, and that attitude must be right for 72 holes, not just 36. At Augusta on Tuesday, however, he said he knows he\u2019s volatile but that\u2019s just who he is, insisting he\u2019s trying to play his best and that he won\u2019t change his reactions because someone might be watching. The second round was set to resume Friday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2589426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Robert-MacIntyre-golf.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,77550,11583,10827,18627],"class_list":["post-2589425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-disciplinaryaction","tag-golf","tag-masters","tag-outbursts"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Robert-MacIntyre-golf.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2589425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2589430,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2589425\/revisions\/2589430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2589426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2589425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2589425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2589425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}