Rickie Fowler vs. Robert MacIntyre

Two players with rough weeks tee it up at one of the game's most demanding iron tests. Fowler had a bad session with the irons at Colonial last week, but the longer view here is what matters. He has four top-10 finishes in his last ten appearances at Muirfield Village, including a seventh-place finish a year ago, and his comfort level with this demanding layout is well documented. The putter has been working well this season — top 25 on Tour in strokes gained putting — and fast bentgrass greens reward exactly that skill. MacIntyre has improved his driving in 2026 and is a legitimate world-class player, but what wins at Jack's Place is what happens after the tee shot. Over the past month-plus, MacIntyre has been ranked near the bottom of Tour fields in iron play, and he continued that pattern at Colonial. A course that punishes even minor misses in the approach game is the wrong draw for a player in that stretch. Fowler's course comfort and putting edge tip this one his direction. Take Rickie Fowler in this matchup.