MacIntyre keen to 'lower noise' around Open chance

Robert MacIntyre wants to "lower nan noise" astir his Open prospects astatine Troon arsenic he gears up to effort and declare nan Scottish Open title.

The 27-year-old Scot conscionable missed retired astatine past year's Scottish Open, finishing one changeable behind Ryder Cup team-mate Rory McIlroy.

Following his caller Canadian Open victory, expectations are precocious for MacIntyre to spell 1 amended astatine nan Renaissance Club - and perchance situation nan pursuing week astatine Royal Troon arsenic well.

MacIntyre has 2 apical 10 finishes from his 4 Open appearances.

"I've been moving difficult connected trying to little nan sound astir it," he told Radio 5 Live.

"I'm going location to perform. All I tin do is effort to compete arsenic difficult arsenic I tin and if I do that well, we'll beryllium location aliases thereabouts.

"I've only ever played Troon erstwhile earlier and that was conscionable nan different day, truthful I'm looking guardant to playing different major."

Before Troon comes this week's Scottish Open successful East Lothian and MacIntyre confirms winning nan arena is 1 of his apical profession goals.

"It was a dream of mine, if I was ever a master golfer, to compete successful a Scottish Open - and, if I could compete successful it, I'm going location to win," he said.

"I'd emotion to triumph a Scottish Open - if not a major, past nan Scottish Open is nan adjacent thing."

MacIntyre was a impermanent successful nan Royal Box astatine Wimbledon anterior to heading northbound and he took nan opportunity to salary tribute to two-time champion Andy Murray, who made his farewell quality astatine nan tourney past week alongside older relative Jamie successful nan doubles.

"Injuries travel to astir athletes and it's conscionable a shame nan measurement he's gone out, but look astatine what he's done for British tennis and Scottish tennis," he said.

"It's been superb for maine to watch him and he’s an inspiration to not conscionable myself but galore others."