A golf fan had the experience of his life in an unexpected way on Sunday during the Canadian Open.
Paul Emerson – a random spectator at the event – was CT Pan caddy for two holes after his regular caddy was injured on the third hole at Hamilton Golf & Country Club when the caddy slid down a hill .
It was while Pan was accompanying his caddy, Mike “Fluff” Cowan, to a doctor on the side of the fairway that Emmerson approached the golfer to see if he could help, PGATour.com reported.
A clip released by the Tour showed Emerson with the caddy’s bib in hand and walking down the fairway.
Emmerson wore a Masters shirt and blue cap and put on the bib before going to shake hands with another cadet.
“I helped Fluff take the bib off, put it on and started going up the hole,” Emerson told PGATour.com.
Emmerson helped Pan’s caddy to the fifth hole before caddy services team member Michael Campbell took over.
Al Riddell, Paul Barjon’s caddy, stepped in to help Pan finish the round on the 10th hole.
Emmerson is from Aurora, Ontario and had been caddying for a friend during a pro-am at the LPGA CPKC Women’s Open and in his conversation with Pan, according to the outlet, Emmerson said he would speak as little or as much as the golfer wanted.
“The heart was beating a little. I’m passionate about golf,” Emerson told Sportsnet in Canada. “I walked up and shook hands with Shane Lowry and his caddy, saying, ‘Hey, how are you?’ And that hole grew pretty quickly. I got up at the next tee and we had a little while to wait (but) my phone rang.
“I joked that I was hoping to get a good view of the fourth hole.”
Pan shot a 6-under 69 on Sunday and finished tied for 36th.
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