PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

May 16, 2023

Robert MacIntyre

Oak Hill Country Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Coming into this major, how do you feel? How is your game, and what do you think about this big game?

ROBERT MACINTYRE: Yeah, the game has been really good. Obviously the body wasn't great in Italy, but it's really good now. It's feeling as good as it has in a while.

The game is still decent, but again, it's going to be on a golf course that is an absolute monster. I have to be honest, it's as tough a golf course as I've ever played in my life, and I think the majority of people would say the same.

Yeah, just got to go out there and take each day as it comes and enjoy yourself.

Q. Talking about the golf course, what would be the toughest things?

ROBERT MACINTYRE: Yeah, it's just the rough. The rough -- it's a great layout. It's long, it's tough, but the rough just makes it the hardest golf course I've ever played in my life. That's what it does. It's plain and simple.

Q. What is the strategy? How do you deal with a golf course like this?

ROBERT MACINTYRE: Yeah, it's not easy. There's going to be lots of dropped shots. It's just about limiting them and taking your chances when they come along.

There's not going to be a lot of chances, but there's going to be enough to keep it honest, and just play golf the way you know how to play golf.

If you hit the shots you want to hit, if you hit them well, they'll go where you want them to go, it's just about damage limitations at times.

Q. It looks like it's going to combine with the cold, with the wind, so physically it's going to be demanding. You say you're feeling much better?

ROBERT MACINTYRE: Yeah, I feel good. I feel totally fine. Had a good couple of physio sessions over the off week, and I didn't play much golf at all just to recover. No, everything is in good shape.

Q. Mentally I'm sure you're in good shape --

ROBERT MACINTYRE: Yep.

Q. But what is the mental attitude?

ROBERT MACINTYRE: Just stay calm and just don't get too uptight if it's not going your way early. It's a golf course that is going to get you at some point. It's just about when it gets you and how you react to it. Like I say, you're going to get good breaks, you're going to get bad breaks, and just keep moving forward, knock down the holes as much as you can.

Q. Ryder Cup is in everybody's mind. Of course this is this week and you're focusing on this, but how much is that a goal for you this year?

ROBERT MACINTYRE: Obviously it's my main goal, but as I say all the time, if it happens, it happens. If it doesn't, it doesn't. It's not going to change the way I play golf, the way I live my life. I'm just going to be the same. But this week could be a good place to show your golf. This is as big a test of your golf that you'll ever get.