BMW Championship: MacIntyre ‘wants to smash up clubs’ as Scheffler wins

Open champion Scheffler showed his mettle and class – despite a few uncharacteristic slips – on his way to a three-under-par 67, taking him to 15 under for the week.

MacIntyre, runner-up at the US Open and tied for seventh at the Open, had been 16 under on Saturday evening after rounds of 62, 64 and 68.

The Scotsman denied he was rattled by his playing partner’s consistency, while he chose not to comment on apparent heckling from the galleries.

Asked what he needs to improve, he replied: “Right now, not a clue. Right now I want to go and smash up my golf clubs, to be honest with you.”

There was a glimmer of hope for an out-of-sorts MacIntyre when he moved to within a shot after the 12th, Scheffler missing a routine par putt.

But the Scotsman crashed an eight iron off the tee at the 13th to go over the green and a fourth bogey soon followed, only for Scheffler to make a mess of the next.

At the 15th, the American rolled in a birdie after watching MacIntyre miss his attempt but the roles were then reversed at the 16th.

Scheffler saved his best for the 17th, with an incredible chip-in from the greenside that rolled serenely into the hole to send the partisan crowd wild, giving himself breathing space for an 18th PGA Tour success.