‘That is further than lucky’ – Robert MacIntyre suffers highs and lows with wild slices of luck at Nedbank Golf Obstacle

There is a college of considered that claims luck tends to even itself out, and Robert MacIntyre had slices of superior and lousy luck all through an eventful opening round to the Nedbank Golf Problem.

His form has been fairly fantastic in the weeks due to the fact his triumph at the location for subsequent year’s Ryder Cup, and MacIntyre arrived at the Gary Participant Place Club in Solar City higher on assurance.

Self-assurance does not often translate to beneficial outcomes, however, and MacIntyre struggled for regularity on the opening day in South Africa.

He started off with a bogey, experienced problems off the tee on a quantity of holes – and a press to the remaining on the eighth seemed set to be fatal.

With trees all the way down the left, trees that locals will be quick to warn you are property to black mamba snakes, it is not a fantastic spot to look at venturing into.

That was what MacIntyre experienced in mind with his ball in flight, as it flew into the trees – only to be tossed back again. The exceptional issue was the ball did not arrive out straight absent, it took a couple of seconds prior to remaining deposited on to the fairway.

“That is further than fortunate,” came the phone from the commentary box.

He did not get benefit of the slice of good fortune, as he leaked his second shot to the still left and was forced to settle for a bogey.

Although luck was on MacIntyre’s side on the eighth, the golfing gods were not smiling on the 26-year-old a minimal later in the round.

Small irons are 1 of MacIntyre’s strengths, as he demonstrated when taking lifeless intention at the pin on 14th.

Regretably for MacIntyre, his goal was also exact as the ball crashed into the pin and ricocheted off the environmentally friendly.

“That is these types of a poor crack,” claimed Tony Johnstone on commentary. “That was coming down substantial and gentle, it was not heading to end extra than two or 3 ft absent.

“It could have slam-dunked.”