Carol MacIntyre told son Bob in an emotional video what it meant to Oban and Scotland to see him star at The Ryder Cup.

And the proud mum says the overwhelming support for her 27-year-old boy drove him to seal his dream and help Europe to a famous win. MacIntyre became part of the competition's rich history with his terrific performances in Rome. The Tartan hero won two and drew one of his three matches to show his worth again at the highest level.

MacIntyre’s proud family, friends and a host of Scottish fans made the trip and followed his every step at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. Captain Luke Donald, whose parents have both passed away, drove home the importance of loved ones to his team members in the quest to beat the United States and commissioned videos to be made and played to each player at the start of the week in Italy.

MacIntyre and the majority of the side had tears in their eyes as the on-screen messages were shown and it tightened their spirit and resolve. Carol delivered Bob’s clip and said: “I’m sure it just gave him a bit of realisation what it meant just to the town.

“It takes a village to raise a child, it’s not just a mum and dad. The whole of Oban, Argyll and Scotland is behind him. It’s not just for Bob, this is for everybody. At first, you have to dream and there (pointing to Bob with his team-mates as they celebrated) is a dream. The support he’s had has been phenomenal.”

Senior members of the squad helped MacIntyre settle onto the big stage and English icon Justin Rose was his partner for the first two days and offered a guiding hand throughout the event. Carol joked: “We’re normally against the English!” before adding seriously: “Justin just took Bob under his wing and this is the result.

“Luke, everybody in fact, has just been so kind and generous with their time. It’s phenomenal. What an experience to share with your family.”

MacIntyre put tears into dad Dougie’s eyes with his exploits. Standing on the bank by the 16th green on Saturday night, he kept just saying “unreal” as his boy and Rose took down American big guns Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas in their fourballs match.

Sunday then topped that with a singles win over US Open champion Wyndham Clark helping to ensure Europe got the points needed to take back the trophy they lost in Wisconsin two years previously. Dougie said: “It feels unbelievable. He was under pressure the whole day. Last man out and it looked for a long time that it was going to come down to his match.

“When he missed a short putt on the 15th, I thought: Oh no, he’s starting to crumble here. But he then picked it up again.

“The win on Saturday alongside Justin Rose was massive. You just have to look at him now (celebrating with his team-mates just after they’d picked up the trophy). Bob doesn’t show his emotions very often and he’s dancing.”

MacIntyre was able to celebrate his shinty side Oban Celtic avoiding relegation when he was in Rome and Dougie added: “It’s been the perfect weekend. Avoided relegation, we shouldn’t be celebrating just doing that, but we have and we’ve got a very young shinty team. But this surpasses everything, everything!”

Donald said: “Some of the things that we talked about as a group was that it's really, really important to not just play for each other, but play for those that mean the most to you. I think that’s super powerful. I gave the guys some videos. Just some people that mean a lot to them, two-minute videos, really giving them encouragement.”