The Scottish golfer received a "telling off" for his behaviour at The Masters earlier this month - when he directed a middle-finger gesture at the 15th green after hitting a quadruple bogey on the hole during his opening round at Augusta - but admits that the frustration is part of who he is.

MacIntyre told BBC Sport: "I know that every single week I pick it up, I'm probably going to get caught on a mic saying the odd bad word. It's part of who I am.

"I try, I probably should limit it or I should try and maybe wait a couple of seconds longer before I do have my outburst. But for me to try to compete at the top level, I need to get my frustration out or else it's going to affect my performance.

"I know that what I do sometimes is wrong, but I do try and limit it and keep it in as much as I can. But I know myself that the more this boils up and boils up, I'm going to have a bigger outburst.

"It's about trying to manage it as best I can. And every now and again, it does boil over. I don't know what else I can do as me. I wear my heart on my sleeve. The way I was brought up, it's a fight for everything, and sometimes I get hot. It's not going to change."

MacIntyre poked fun at his Masters conduct on Instagram but admits that he rarely uses social media otherwise.

The world number 12 said: "I still post things, but once I post it, I don't look.

"I mean, I'm sure if I looked right now, there'd be some abuse. But whether you're doing good or bad, it's the exact same. So what's the point? You can't please everyone.

"The expectation is from myself and the team around me. We expect to be competing at the top end of the world of golf. I feel like I've been doing that for the last few years now.

"Yes, the odd week I don't perform, but at the end of the day, I park that and I look and see the areas of where I need to improve. And I know the areas I need to improve on. So, I mean, hearing it from outside, I don't need to hear it. I've got it from the team within."