Robert MacIntyre was content with a “solid” and “patient” final round at the US PGA Championship as the Scotsman recorded his third top-10 finish in a major.
The 27-year-old lefthander went into Sunday three shots off the lead but could not find the birdies to mount a challenge.
He did eagle the 18th for a closing round of 70 and a share of eighth place on 13 under par – eight strokes adrift of winner Xander Schauffele.
“It was a great week,” said MacIntyre, who finished on the same score as world number one Scottie Scheffler.
“First time I feel like I’ve really been in a major championship going into a final round. I didn’t quite have my best stuff, but it was solid in the stuff that I’ve been working on, and more personally and almost emotionally, it really worked.
“I stayed patient and it’s just so pleasing to see that I can stay in the fight and you don’t know what can happen at the end. I got my reward.”
