Robert MacIntyre says if he is going to change his behaviour after heavy criticism at The Masters

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Robert MacIntyre endured a truly miserable week at The Masters despite entering the event in red-hot form.

MacIntyre would have liked his chances of a positive result at Augusta National, having finished fourth at The Players Championship and runner-up at the Valero Texas Open just before.

But the Scot carded rounds of 80 and 71 to miss the cut in Georgia, where his behaviour was heavily criticized.

There were calls for MacIntyre to be disqualified from The Masters after his frustrations on day one boiled over, flipping his middle finger to cameras and twice smashing his club into the ground.

And while he is aware that his behaviour needs to be worked on, MacIntyre has strongly suggested that more outbursts like those at The Masters are very much possible.

Robert MacIntyre ‘not going to change’ despite criticism at The Masters

MacIntyre told BBC Sport: “I know that every single week I pick it up, I’m probably going to get caught on a mic saying the odd bad word. It’s part of who I am.

“I try, I probably should limit it or I should try and maybe wait a couple of seconds longer before I do have my outburst.

“But for me to try to compete at the top level, I need to get my frustration out or else it’s going to affect my performance.

“I know that what I do sometimes is wrong, but I do try and limit it and keep it in as much as I can. But I know myself that the more this boils up and boils up, I’m going to have a bigger outburst.

“It’s about trying to manage it as best I can. And every now and again, it does boil over. I don’t know what else I can do as me.

“I wear my heart on my sleeve. The way I was brought up, it’s a fight for everything, and sometimes I get hot. It’s not going to change.”