AUGUSTA, Ga. — Robert MacIntyre’s Masters got no better on Friday than it was on Thursday as he failed to make the cut.
And, when his 2026 Masters was over on Friday, the 29-year-old Scotsman refused to speak to reporters for the second consecutive day after making a fool of himself around Augusta National a day earlier and reportedly being reprimanded for it by tournament officials.
MacIntyre flashed the middle finger in frustration, cursed loudly and smashed his clubs into the ground like a petulant teenager en route to shooting an opening-round 80 on Thursday.
He had made a quadruple-bogey 9 on the par-5 15th hole after hitting two shots into the water and was caught by a TV camera raising his left middle finger gesturing toward the green.
Earlier in that round, MacIntyre was picked up by on-course mics at Amen Corner spewing expletive-laced words, causing commentators on the Sky Sports to apologize to viewers more than once. He, too, slammed clubs into the turf after poor shots during the round.
Following the first round, MacIntyre stormed past several journalists who had requested to speak to him. According to one report, MacIntyre was reprimanded by tournament officials afterward, though the Masters does not comment on disciplinary action.
After his round on Friday, a 1-under-par 71 despite a double-bogey start on the first hole, MacIntyre finished 7-over par, missed the cut by miles and again refused to speak to reporters to offer a public apology to the club.
This has been a bad recent run for him. He was picked up on camera last week in the Texas Valero Open saying, “That was f–king s–e’’ after a poor shot.
Robert MacIntyre of Scotland plays his shot from the fifth tee during the second round of the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2026 in Augusta, Georgia. Getty Images
Wyndham Clark showed the way early in the day by posting a 4-under-par 68 playing in the morning wave of tee times to get to 4-under for the tournament.
“Man, I’ve actually played good golf this year,’’ Clark said. “A lot of positives in ball striking, a lot of good short game shots [but I] haven’t quite got the putts in the hole and just haven’t put four days together.
“Hopefully it’s starting to show. This is my best start thus far at Augusta and I’m just really excited to be in this position.’’
Brandon Holtz, the 39-year-old real estate broker who got into the Masters by winning the U.S. Mid-Am, finished his week at 15-over par after shooting 81 on Thursday and 78 on Friday.
“April is early for an Illinois guy,’’ Holtz said. “I did all I could to prepare, but you got to be pretty precise around here. It just shows me that I’ve got a lot of work to do.”
“Getting here was the biggest dream. I wish I could have played a little bit better, but hey, I’d take it next year, too.’’
On the 10th anniversary of his 2016 Masters victory, Danny Willett missed the cut by one shot on Friday, finishing 5-over par. “We got to No. 9 in the world, got a green jacket, won eight times,’’ Willett said. “It’s not too bad.’’
Fred Couples, the oldest player in the field at 66, missed the cut on Friday despite having things going on Thursday before imploding on the final four holes.
He went quadruple bogey on 15, double on 16 and double on 17 on Thursday saying, “I think that’s almost impossible to do, but I did it.’’
Still …
“I had a good time,’’ Couples said. “I’ve played 41 years, and I don’t need to go back. There are great courses all over the world, but there are none of them like this.’’
