Bob MacIntyre hits back to back and claims he ‘lacks ambition’ and says he chose to sit out the Memorial Tournament to help him prepare for US Open bid

Scots golfer chose to take a week off and return home to Oban ‘to party’ after winning his maiden PGA Tour event at last week’s Canadian Open

Some critics felt he was showing a lack of respect by opting out of the lucrative Memorial Tournament in Ohio, hosted by golf legend Jack Nicklaus 

MacIntyre insists that he needed a break after a hectic run of events and that returning home was just what he needed ahead of US Open bid later this month 

BOB MacINTYRE has rubbished suggestions he has shown a lack of ambition by pulling out of this week’s prestigious Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour.

In what was a late change to his schedule, the Scot opted to head home to spend time with family and friends in Oban after winning his maiden PGA Tour title at the Canadian Open on Sunday.

It means he will now miss this week’s Memorial at Muirfield Village in Ohio, the event founded and hosted by golfing icon Jack Nicklaus.

Some critics have claimed MacIntyre has shown a lack of ambition by pulling out of one of the most prestigious and lucrative events on tour.

Others have even suggested that it represents a lack of respect towards Nicklaus — but the 27-year-old insists nothing could be further from the truth.

‘With everything that was going on, there was no disrespect at all for pulling out this week,’ said MacIntyre, who had his dad, Dougie, caddying last week as he claimed the biggest win of his career thus far.

MacIntyre’s win at the Canadian Open was all the more special for having his dad on the bag

MacIntyre stated immediately after winning that his intention was to skip the Memorial event

The Scot has had his struggles on Tour this season and stressed the need for home comforts