After Italian Open win, Robert MacIntyre has one goal and only one goal

Robert MacIntyre was quick to point out that the next Ryder Cup is still over a year away. But he still couldn’t ignore the magnitude of his victory Sunday at the Italian Open as it relates to next September’s matches in Rome.

“This means everything,” MacIntyre said after closing in 7-under 64 and then taking down Matt Fitzpatrick in a playoff at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.

MacIntyre, the candid 26-year-old from Oban, Scotland, was bypassed as a captain’s pick for last year’s Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits despite finishing ahead of all three picks in European points. At the time, he was hovering around the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking thanks to made cuts in all four…