'Pinehurst as tough a course as I have ever seen'

Scotland's Robert MacIntyre says this year's US Open big Pinehurst is "as reliable a people arsenic I person ever seen".

MacIntyre is successful premier shape aft winning nan Canadian Open 2 weeks agone - but he is expecting an exacting situation from nan fabled North Carolina course.

Only 4 players person vanished nether par successful 3 erstwhile US Opens held complete nan resort's Number Two course, not slightest because of nan turtleback-shaped greens that cull thing different than an meticulous approach.

"It's nan greenish complexes. I’ve ne'er played connected greens that are 40 yards agelong but nan abstraction you tin deed it into is possibly 15 yards," he told BBC Sport.

"Anything extracurricular of nan 15 yards runs disconnected nan greenish into sometimes hellish positions. It’s astir managing nan shot and staying patient.

"But if it’s reliable for maine it’s reliable for everyone. I conscionable request a bully cognition this week and spot wherever I extremity up.

"It’s a play people that tin hit you up, but it tin besides reward you."

MacIntyre has a caller caddie, Mike Burrow, alongside him this week aft his father's successful one-tournament stint arsenic his bagman successful Canada.

Dougie went backmost to his occupation arsenic a greenkeeper astatine Glencruitten 3 days aft nan triumph astatine Hamilton Golf & Country Club, and his boy besides returned to Scotland to observe his first PGA Tour victory.

"It was my sixth week successful a statement and if I had played past week it would person been 9 weeks successful a statement connected reliable play courses," explained nan 27-year-old.

"And I wanted to stock thing typical pinch nan group that really matter to me.

"When I’m connected nan roadworthy location are bully group but they don’t attraction arsenic overmuch astir maine arsenic my family and friends do.

"You don’t triumph a batch and I wanted to observe it pinch nan ones that person helped maine get to wherever I’ve sewage to, and who really matter successful life.

"So I spent immoderate clip pinch my family past connected Friday nighttime we had immoderate friends and family astatine nan play people and had a fewer drinks."

The Ryder Cup subordinate will tee disconnected astatine 12:18 BST successful nan 2nd information of nan US Open connected Friday - and that intends he will beryllium vanished successful clip to watch Scotland's footballers unfastened Euro 2024 against Germany.

"I was hoping I would get nan tie I got. I’ve not checked nan weather, I don’t attraction astir that… I conscionable want to spot nan shot game," MacIntyre added.

"We will drawback a java aft nan information past beryllium successful nan location and cheer them on.

"Hopefully nan boys tin do an upset. They’ve sewage nan players and nan skill, it’s conscionable astir executing. It’s breathtaking for nan full state and to spell back-to-back successful Euros - we are starting to build momentum. It shows things are possible. So who knows."