It’s a great golf story.
PGA Tour Golfer CT Pan During the final round of the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, he was assisted by not one, not two, not three, but four caddies — and, amazingly, one of them was a fan.
The incident occurred after Pan’s caddie, Mike “Fluff” Cowan, slipped and fell on a rainy day on the third hole at Hamilton Golf and Country Club. PGA Tour officials said the 76-year-old Cowan was lucky to suffer only “non-serious” injuries. ESPNHe was also spotted watching the game in a golf cart. (Related: Not That Birdie! Ishi Gabsza Hits Birdie at U.S. Women’s Open)
That’s when Paul Emerson, a fan who lives near Aurora, Ontario, took over. Yes, I was Cowan’s caddie and bag-carrying caddy. As Pang walked with Cowan and helped him to the emergency room next door, Emerson asked Pang if he needed help, according to Pang himself. And Pang accepted.
“I helped Fluff take off his bib, put it on and started walking towards the hole,” Emerson said. PGATour.com.
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CT Pang asked Fan to caddie for Mike “Fluff” Cowan after he was injured in a fall during the final round. pic.twitter.com/HzRLGzIkeu
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 2, 2024
Fluff Cowan falls and Big Dog from the gallery comes on base with CT Pan. #RBCCanadianOpen pic.twitter.com/ZZyuqVk7UJ
— Pete Campbell (@PetahC) June 2, 2024
Flaff fell on the third hole and was unable to continue caddying, so CT Pang called a fan out of the bullpen to caddy for the rest of the day. It was incredible. pic.twitter.com/QNSGJOFEJi
— Patrick McDonald (@pmcdonaldCBS) June 2, 2024
And to make the situation even better, there was apparently a fifth caddie involved – a second fan.
UPDATE: The random fan who took over as caddie for the injured Fluff has been replaced by another random fan. pic.twitter.com/6NzLyZBsY9
— NUCLR Golf (@NUCLRGOLF) June 2, 2024
Stories like these are what make the movie Happy Gilmore so great.
