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Bob MacIntyre acknowledges that his shine helped him stay in place when he initially anticipated losing the Ryder Cup for Europe last month.

The hosts fought back strongly on the final day to ensure the visitors’ victory in New York, but it appeared as though Europe would take the show.

The Cup looked increasingly likely to come down to the final match as MacIntyre was last out for the Europeans.

The world number eight addressed The Saturday Show on BBC Radio Scotland, saying, “It was horrible. Apart from your family, friends, and partners, there are no vice-captains or companions.

You think it’s your caddie and you who are opposed to America. There was so much blue on the board when I teed off, and I was anticipating that by the eighth grade, everything would be over.

“I got to eight or nine, and the main difference is that there is more red now than it is,” the author said. I thought, “This is tight now,” as the matches down the 18th continued to turn red. It appeared as though “it could come down to your match.”

On the 15th, I made up my mind that I would lose the Ryder Cup for us because I did not care.

“I missed a putt on 14 and thought the same thing in Rome: I’ve lost the Ryder Cup,” he declared.

However, MacIntyre was able to rely on a perspective he had picked up from his Oban-shinty upbringing.

What would I do in a shinty match when they scored a goal in the 80th minute to make it 1-0 up? ‘”, he said.

The 29-year-old acknowledged that he is on the verge of accomplishing everything he wants in the game despite having previously won Ryder Cup victories in both Europe and America.

He said, “To win two, one at home and one away, is what dreams are made of.” I have one more goal in golf to reach, and that is to win a major championship.

Then I can leave the golf game feeling as though I’ve accomplished everything I had intended to.

And MacIntyre again enjoyed a significant role in the festivities, as usual. He was a key player in the action as videos of the Team Europe bus started to appear on social media, along with another rendition of The Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles” being recorded.

He recalled, “I wish I was on that bus again right now.” Some of the boys were flying before we even boarded the bus because their games had already ended.

“There was a little carnage going on that day,” said one witness. The journey home is always the best part of a win, especially when you’re on those buses, like in any sport, and when it’s an away game, especially since I’m from there, which are usually two and a half hours long.

Indore, ICC Women’s World Cup

South Africa 97 (24 overs): Wolvaardt 31 (26), King 7-18

Australia 98-3 (16.5 overs): Mooney 42 (41), Kapp 1-11

Seven wickets later, Australia won.

As Australia defeated South Africa by seven wickets to set up a semifinal match against India, Alana King brought the best figures in women’s World Cup history.

The leg-spinner’s 7-18 from 7 overs saw Australia finish their chase with 199 balls after South Africa fell from 32-0 to 97 all out at the end of their 30-over series to lose 7-4.

In a women’s ODI, King broke New Zealand’s record of 6-10 against India in 1982, becoming just the third woman and the third Australian to do so.

Australia, who have won all six of their group matches, will now face fourth-placed India in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October, with the victory in Indore putting them in the top spot in the table.

One of only three South African batsmen to score in double figures, Laura Wolvaardt, who struck seven boundaries in the opening six overs to give her side the perfect start before being taken for 31 by Megan Schutt, with King taking the catch at midwicket.

After Kim Garth’s final over of the powerplay, King struck twice in five balls to send South Africa’s score from 42-1 to 43-4.

As South Africa were bowled out for under 100 for the second time in the tournament after being skittled for 69 by semi-final rival England in their opener, Ash Gardner bowled Masabata Klaas.

South Africa has previously experienced spin-based destruction. Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith claimed figures of 3-7 in their 10-wicket demolition of England, with Sophie Ecclestone and Charlie Dean each taking two wickets each.

Their collapse was caused by a King inspired performance on Saturday, which exposed weaknesses in bats in spin, first batting, and top-order errors.

Australia, in contrast, enters the semi-finals unbeaten and strengthened by the addition of yet another player who delivered a match-defining performance.

Sune Luus and Marizanne Kapp, who had rushed her to two wickets, attempted needlessly aggressive shots and dropped simple catches to fielders, but the rest of her spell was largely unlucky.

She took four wickets in a row and took 33 wickets in total from 42 deliveries.

Annerie Dercksen was undone by a flighted delivery in four of her seven wickets, and Sinalo Jafta, Masabata Klaas, and Nadine de Klerk all fell victim to the grip and turn she got off the ground.

The majority of her deliveries, including six of her seven wicket-taking balls, were either good or back of a length, relentless in her approach.

During Australia’s campaign, King had largely underseen the light. Her six wickets, which included economic but unremarkable in the middle overs, were overshadowed by Gardner and Annabel Sutherland’s all-round contributions.

But on Saturday, she repeatedly reminded everyone of the threat she poses in the middle overs, contributing to South Africa’s collapse, going from 42-2 to 97-all.