BOB MacINTYRE blew a four-shot lead as Open champion Scottie Scheffler won by two at the BMW Championship.

The Oban left-hander had led from day one after scintillating rounds of 62, 64 and 68 in Maryland.

But he suffered a horror start to his final round as World No1 Scheffler scorched to glory.

MacIntyre had bogeys at the first, second and fifth and never recovered as he hit a three-over round of 73.

Scheffler led by the turn at Caves Valley and finished with a three-under 67 to grab the $3.6million winner’s cheque.

MacIntyre, who earned $2.16m as runner-up, edged back to within one stroke of Scheffler but dropped another shot on the 13th.

Scheffler then shed a shot but birdied the 15th to restore a two-shot lead.

MacIntyre, 29, halved that advantage again with his first birdie of the day on the 16th hole.

But Scheffler – who has now had 17 consecutive rounds in the 60s – ended his hopes when he holed from off the green at the 17th.

It was a cruel end for MacIntyre, who held on for second place ahead of Maverick McNealy.

And he didn’t hold back as he asssessed his final round.

The Oban ace said: “I didn’t feel like I controlled distance well. It was just a poor day.

“Right now, it’s absolutely disastrous. Without swearing, it was abysmal.

“I don’t know what else to say – absolutely abysmal.”

The second-placed finish also guarantees MacIntyre’s spot on Luke Donald’s European team at next month’s Ryder Cup.

The Scot will tee it up at Bethpage State Park – and got into the spirit of things for that clash during his third round when he shushed a noisy fan in the crowd.

But the Ryder Cup spot seemed like scant consolation for MacIntyre after coming so close – yet so far – from what would have been the biggest win of his career so far.

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