Will fearsome Shinnecock bring MacIntyre major redemption?

Will fearsome Shinnecock bring MacIntyre major redemption?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, MacIntyre has five top-10 finishes in majorsByChris BertramBBC Sport ScotlandPublished22 minutes ago"I'm a guy that believes. Having a chance to win a major is what I dreamed of as a kid."Those were the upbeat words of Bob MacIntyre in the minutes after he had the US Open ripped out of his hands at Oakmont last June.His magnanimous reaction moments earlier in the scorer's room - captured on video and seen by the golf world - to JJ Spaun's 64-foot putt that denied him his first major added to the feel-good factor around the Scot 12 months ago.He followed that runners-up spot with another top 10 in the year's final major, The Open, then helped Europe retain the Ryder Cup at raucous Brookline.MacIntyre finished his dreamy 2025 as the world number seven and began 2026 being tipped to make a major breakthrough.So far though, it has been a year of more lows than highs.Not quite an annus horribilis, because a tie for fourth in The Players is a significant achievement for any player, but that March week at Sawgrass has been one of his few highlights.A share of second in the Valero Texas Open in his next event was another, and suggested MacIntyre was in prime form before the Masters the following week.He unravelled at Augusta though, shooting 80 and 71 to miss the cut and was reportedly reprimanded by the club for his behaviour, which included directing a middle-finger towards the 15th green after making a quadruple bogey.To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, MacIntyre's incredible sportsmanship after Spaun's decisive putt'He's got life going on'The man from Oban also missed the cut in the US PGA in May and had finished no higher than 42nd since the Masters going into last week's Canadian Open. It is an event the 29-year-old has much fondness for -...