LAKE CHARLES – Former McNeese golfer and Southland Conference Freshman of the Year Bob MacIntyre finished second at the 2016 British Amateur Championships on Saturday at the Royal Porthcawl in Wales, falling to Scott Gregory in a 36-hole match play finals, 2&1.
 
MacIntyre, who helped lead the Cowboys to an NCAA Regional appearance in 2015 and led the team and league in scoring this past fall, left McNeese prior to the spring season to return to his home land of Scotland to work on his professional career.
 
A win in the 121^st Amateur Championships would've guaranteed MacIntyre a spot in the Open Championships and next year's Master's tournament.
 
"I am extremely happy for Bob," said McNeese golf coach Austin Burk. "I know all the current and former players feel the same way. It was fun to watch him develop so fast here at McNeese. He worked extremely hard while he was here and deserves everything coming his way."
 
MacIntyre advanced to match play of the championships after finishing in a tie for sixth in a two-round stroke play by finishing even par.
 
After receiving a first round bye in match play, he defeated Blake Windred of Australia in second round action 4&3. He followed that up with a 5&4 win over Australia's William Heffernan in the third round and a 2&1 win over Australia's David Micheluzzi in the fourth round to advance to the quarterfinals.
 
In that round, the defeated Ivan Cantero of Spain 2&1 to advance to the semifinals where he defeated Paul McBride of The Island on the second playoff hole.
 
In the finals, MacIntyre fell behind as much as three holes before rallying in the final four holes to close the gap to 1 down after the first 18. In the second 18 holes, he tied the match with a birdie on the 24^th hole. The match remained all square through the 29^th hole until Gregory took a 2 up lead with a birdie on hole 30 and a MacIntyre bogey on No. 31. That's how it would stay as Gregory wrapped up the title on the 35^th hole with a birdie.
 
Other Cowboy golfers, Martin Eriksson and Andreas Krokeide, also played in the event but did not qualify past the stroke play rounds.