Bob MacIntyre blew a four-shot lead in the final round as world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler produced a moment of magic to clinch victory at the BMW Championship in Maryland.

More and more, golf commentators and fellow PGA Tour pros are calling Scottie Scheffler "inevitable." The World No. 1 did nothing to quash those rumors Sunday. It took longer than expected to complete his comeback win at the second-to-last tournament of the season,

MacIntyre has been on the wrong end of two of golf's most memorable shots of 2025, although Sunday at Caves Valley he had himself to blame for being in that position. After a first-round 62, he shot progressively worse in each remaining round, capping the weekend with a 73 and losing by two strokes to Scheffler.

Scottie Scheffler stormed from four shots behind to beat Robert MacIntyre at the BMW Championship. The Scotsman reacted.

MacIntyre mostly went blow for blow against the world’s best player in the third round, shooting 68 to Scheffler’s 67, and by making a 41-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole, he gave himself a four-shot cushion heading into the penultimate Sunday of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Robert MacIntyre had a heated interaction with fans during the third round of the BMW Championship, but it served to raise his competitive edge.

For starters, MacIntyre picked up $2.16 million for finishing second to Scheffler at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mill, taking his season’s earnings on the US circuit to close to $8 million.

Robert MacIntyre could only applaud from the scoring room when J.J. Spaun wrapped up the U.S. Open with his epic putt at Oakmont two months ago.

The win was Scheffler’s fifth of the year, making him the first player since Tiger Woods to win at least five times in consecutive years.

Robert MacIntyre was up to the test of facing the No. 1 player in the world Saturday, holing a collection of big par putts and then delivering a 40-foot birdie on the final hole for a 2-under 68 and a four-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler in the BMW Championship.

MacIntyre had started out with a four-shot overnight lead at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills in Maryland but had the wind taken out of his sails by a struggling start in the closing circuit of the $20 million event.