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During Thursday's first round of the 2026 Masters where he struggled, falling behind on the leaderboard, Robert MacIntyre was caught by cameras making a middle finger gesture during his worst hole of the day.
MacIntyre had a triple-bogey on Hole 15, then quickly made the gesture toward the green after hitting his approach into the pond.
The Scottish golfer was then "reprimanded" by Masters officials at the end of the first round, The Scotsman reported Thursday.
Here's a look at MacIntyre's middle-finger gesture on Hole 15 and the latest on his discipline by the Masters officials.
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Robert MacIntyre middle-finger gesture
The first round of the Masters did not treat MacIntyre kindly. He started the day well with a birdie on Hole 3, but by the time he reached the 15th hole, he was sitting at 3-over par due to a bogey on Hole 6 and double-bogey on Hole 9.
It was at that 15th hole, though, that MacIntyre seemed to have enough of his rough performance. After hitting his ball into the water, he stuck out his middle finger toward the greens, which was caught by Masters broadcast cameras.
MacIntyre quadruple-bogeyed on the hole, inflating his Round 1 score even more.
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Will Robert MacIntyre be punished for middle-finger gesture?
On Friday, The Scotsman reported that MacIntyre was "reprimanded by Masters officials" over his middle-finger gesture, being reminded about the code of conduct at the tournament.
ESPN had previously reported on Friday that MacIntyre "could face disciplinary action" and that Masters organizers are "known for their strict rules," so they are "likely to take a dim view of the behavior."
MacIntyre also did not address reporters after Round 1.
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Robert MacIntyre Friday frustrations
The middle finger wasn't MacIntyre's only visible frustrations of the day.
On Hole 17, he slammed his club into the ground after his second shot.
Robert MacIntyre first round score
On the par-72 course, MacIntyre finished Thursday's Round 1 with a score of 80, eight-over.
That put him tied for 80th on the leaderboard; the worst first-round score was an 84 from Aldrich Potgieter.
On the day, MacIntyre three bogeys, a double-bogey and a quadruple-bogey. Unless he can salvage his Masters performance on Friday, the Scottish star is likely to miss the cut at the tournament.
Here's a look at MacIntyre's Round 1 scorecard:
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Total |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 72 |
| Score | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 80 |
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