During the PGA Tour’s Myrtle Beach Classic in early May, Scottish golfer Robert MacIntyre noted how nice it was to play alongside Kiwi counterpart Ryan Fox.
The pair earned PGA Tour cards through their performances on the DP World Tour last year and have been adjusting to the new environment on the U.S.-based tour.
“It’s a completely different lifestyle in the U.S., and good or bad, some people love it, some people hate it. It’s just a different culture, a different style of life,” MacIntyre said.
“It’s good to have people in the same boat as you. I’ve struggled out here with the lifestyle. I think the majority of the European guys have struggled since coming out here. It’s been so different. But it’s good to have guys like playing with Foxy there that really couldn’t care less about the golf when we were going around there. We were just having fun chatting. Out here I feel like there’s less - it’s work; we don’t need to chat; no one needs to chat to you. But out there with Foxy it felt like you were just playing golf with a mate.”
Tomorrow, the pair will play together again, jostling for the lead at the RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ontario.