THE AMERICAN EXPRESS

January 22, 2026

Robert MacIntyre

PGA WEST Pete Dye Stadium Course

Quick Quotes

Q. Great start to the day. Five birdies. Talk a little bit about what was working for you today.

ROBERT MacINTYRE: Yeah, just drove it well off the tee. Working on my wedges quite a bit the last kind of, well the off-season and then into the start of the year. So, no, wedges were really good. At the end of the day you can't shoot that low without holing a lot of putts. Overall a good round of golf and just a good start.

Q. T-4 last week at the Sony in Hawaii, now off to a great start again this week. Is there anything in particular, you mentioned your wedges, that you've been working on in the off-season or just that you changed from last season?

ROBERT MacINTYRE: Yeah, I've tried to put on a bit of speed. Try to hit a bit longer off the tee. Not much. It was like six yards I was trying to gain. I think I've done that. But then other than that it was wedge play, really had to dial in the wedge play. I wasn't hitting it close enough with a wedge. When I'm a good putter, the closer you are the better. It's like anyone, the closer you are to the hole, the better chance you've got. So, no, the last two weeks have been, well today and last week, have been really good with the wedges and, yeah, it's good signs.

Q. Different course for you tomorrow. Do you change your game plan at all or kind of just sticking with the routine?

ROBERT MacINTYRE: Yes, I think I'm Stadium tomorrow. So I know scoring will be tougher out there. It's so firm on that golf course. Find the fairway and then find the green. If you're not finding the green, then make sure you're missing it in the right spots where you can somewhat control the chip. But, yeah, it's like concrete on the Stadium.