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Robert MacIntyre reignites feud with 'pesky' drones at Royal Birkdale

Scottish star Robert MacIntyre overcomes a first-tee drone distraction to fire a 67, reviving his fierce history with sky cameras.

Robert MacIntyre reignites feud with 'pesky' drones at Royal Birkdale
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Scottish star Robert MacIntyre overcomes a first-tee drone distraction to fire a 67, reviving his fierce history with sky cameras.

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Source SOUTHPORT, England — Nobody outside of Russia seems to hate drones as much as Scottish golfer Robert MacIntyre. After shooting a stellar three-under 67 on Thursday at the Open Championship, MacIntyre was asked about a distraction that clearly annoyed him on the very first tee. “I could hear it coming in, and I’m like, ‘please, just keep flying over the top of me,’ and it just sat above me,” he said. “Then they announced me on the tee, and I was like, I’m not hitting until that drone is out of the way. I don’t know who spoke to it, but someone did.” It wasn’t MacIntyre’s first run-in with drones this week at Royal Birkdale, the 29-year-old budding curm0udgeon doesn’t even seem to want them in his airspace or headspace during pre-tournament practice rounds. “I knew from the practice days this was going to be a real test of my patience, real test of my mind, and I thought I done...

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Published
Jul 16, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026
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