MacIntyre Runs Off 6 Birdies in a Row, Shoots 62 for BMW Lead
MacIntyre’s six consecutive birdies capped an 8-under 62, giving him a three-shot lead at the BMW Championship after taking advantage of softer course conditions post-rain delay.
- On Thursday, August 14, 2025, Robert MacIntyre shot an impressive 8-under 62 in the opening round at Caves Valley Golf Club, taking the lead in the BMW Championship.
- The softer course conditions caused by recent rain and a two-hour delay helped players, especially MacIntyre, who took advantage of this change.
- MacIntyre carded ten birdies, including six consecutive near the end, and held a three-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood, who had a bogey-free round.
- MacIntyre said the last six holes were “probably as good as I’ve ever putted in a stretch of holes,” while Fleetwood noted, “That helps,” about MacIntyre’s birdie finish.
- Scheffler overcame some early difficulties to shoot a 66, making birdies on three of his last four holes, while Rory McIlroy ended eight shots behind with an even-par 70.
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Robert MacIntyre leads BMW Championship at Caves Valley after opening 62
Robert MacIntyre seized on a softer Caves Valley after a two-hour storm delay and rode the best putting round of his year with six straight birdies to post an 8-under 62 for a three-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood in the BMW Championship on Thursday.
Hot-putting MacIntyre takes BMW lead with 62
Robert MacIntyre seized on a softer Caves Valley after a two-hour storm delay and rode the best putting round of his year with six straight birdies to post an 8-under 62 for a three-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood in the BMW Championship on Thursday.

MacIntyre runs off 6 birdies in a row, shoots 62 for BMW lead
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Robert MacIntyre seized on a softer Caves Valley after a two-hour storm delay and rode the best putting round of his year with six straight birdies to post an 8-under 62 for a three-shot lead over…
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