Fan steps in for injured caddie at Canadian Open

Golf instrumentality Paul Emerson had an acquisition of a life erstwhile he stepped successful to caddie for CT Pan successful nan last information of nan Canadian Open connected Sunday.

The Taiwanese player's normal caddie Mike 'Fluff' Cowan injured himself aft tripping and falling connected nan 3rd fairway.

Pan’s Irish playing partner Shane Lowry past carried his ain bag, while his caddie Darren Reynolds picked up Pan’s bag.

Emerson, who is from adjacent Aurora, Ontario, came to nan rescue and offered Pan a helping manus and ended up carrying his clubs for 2 holes.

Not only did he get to meet 2019 Open champion Lowry he besides appeared connected tv sum of nan event.

"I conscionable said, 'do you request a hand' and he said, 'yes please,' truthful I helped Fluff get nan bib disconnected and threw it connected and started stepping up nan hole," he said.

"My bosom was pumping a small spot stepping up nan fairway. I’m a play nut. So, stepping up, I’m shaking hands pinch Lowry and his caddie.

"The 3rd spread went beautiful quickly, past connected nan adjacent tee box, we had immoderate clip to wait, and that’s erstwhile it was connected TV. I’m conscionable proceeding a batch astir it, my phone’s going disconnected a small bit. I joked astir pinch him and said, ‘I was hoping for a bully position connected nan 4th tee'."

A personnel of nan caddie services squad past took complete from Emerson connected nan 5th hole.

Cowan was taken to nan clubhouse and was treated for his injuries.

Pan, who won nan RBC Heritage successful 2019, vanished 3 nether and associated 35th.

Scotland's Robert MacIntyre, who had drafted successful his ain dada arsenic caddie for nan event, went connected to triumph his first PGA Tour title astatine nan Hamilton Golf and Country Club.