WATCH: MacIntyre Holes Backhanded Chip On TPC Sawgrass 17th
The Scot showed off his short game skills with this stunning one-handed chip
The Scot showed off his short game skills with this stunning one-handed chip
WATCH: MacIntyre Holes Backhanded Chip On TPC Sawgrass 17th
Robert MacIntyre makes his Players Championship debut this week at TPC Sawgrass after a hugely impressive rise up the world rankings.
The Scot is currently at a career-high 42nd in the world after winning the European Tour's Rookie of the Year title in 2019 and his maiden tour title in Cyprus last year.
MacIntyre is known for having a great short game and he showed off his touch with a brilliant backhanded chip shot on the 17th at TPC Sawgrass ahead of this week's event.
Watch: MacIntyre Holes Backhanded Chip On TPC Sawgrass 17th -
MacIntyre's ball was up against the water's edge and instead of playing it normally, he looked to use a fellow player's right-handed wedge.
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He turned it backwards and used just his right hand, ending up holing the shot!
Related: The Players Championship Golf Betting Tips 2021
TPC Sawgrass hosts the tournament, known as golf's unofficial fifth Major, this week after the 2020 event was cancelled before the second round due to Covid-19.
It brought a three-month stop to PGA Tour golf.
This week's defending champion is Rory McIlroy, who won the tournament by a single stroke in 2019.
Related: PGA Tour installs internal out of bounds at Sawgrass to prevent DeChambeau drive
Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
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Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: Titleist TSi2
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Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Srixon Z Star XV
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