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    • Fan steps in to caddie for pro golfer after bagman injured in fall at Canadian Open

    Paul Emerson, 50, carried the bag for Taiwan's C.T. Pan for 2 holes after his original caddy, Mike (Fluff) Cowan, was injured in a slip and fall. Emerson, posing for a portrait, was later replaced by a caddy provided by the PGA as Pan competed in the final round of the Canadian Open in Hamilton, Ont., Sunday, June 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette Paul Emerson, 50, carried the bag for Taiwan's C.T. Pan for 2 holes after his original caddy, Mike (Fluff) Cowan, was injured in a slip and fall. Emerson, posing for a portrait, was later replaced by a caddy provided by the PGA as Pan competed in the final round of the Canadian Open in Hamilton, Ont., Sunday, June 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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    Soaking up the thrilling climax of the RBC Canadian Open, Paul Emerson weaved his way through the crowds to get a good view of the PGA Tour stars on the fourth hole. A few bizarre developments later, he was working for one of them.

    For two fleeting but fairytale holes on Sunday, self-professed 鈥済olf nut鈥 Emerson was the star of the show at Ontario鈥檚 Hamilton Golf and Country Club, as an injury to C.T Pan鈥檚 caddie Mike 鈥淔luff鈥 Cowan presented an impromptu opportunity for one local fan to man the bag at his country鈥檚 national open.

    With Cowan unable to continue after tripping and falling on the third fairway, Taiwan鈥檚 Pan saw his clubs picked up by Dan Reynolds, caddie for Irish playing partner Shane Lowry. World No. 33 Lowry had been hauling his own bag as Pan helped Cowan in the direction of medical support 鈥 limping past one eager-to-assist spectator in a red masters t-shirt en route.

    鈥淲e heard a big tumble and a big sound when Fluff wiped out,鈥 Emerson, a lawyer from nearby Aurora, Ontario, told the PGA Tour.

    鈥淚 just said to him [Pan], 鈥楧o you need a hand鈥 and he said, 鈥榊es please.鈥 So I helped Fluff get the bib off and threw it on and started walking up the hole.鈥

    Heart racing, Emerson shook hands with Lowry before throwing the bag over his shoulder 鈥 unprecedented scenes that had not escaped the lenses of TV broadcasters.

    It was a dream start. Emerson was one-under through one hole for his PGA Tour career after Pan curled home a brilliant birdie putt from just over 20 feet, prompting the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist to toast his new ally with a shout of 鈥済reat caddie鈥 as he plucked his ball from the cup.

    鈥淥ne for one Paul!鈥 Lowry quipped, adding with a laugh: 鈥淚t鈥檚 all downhill from here.鈥

    鈥業 didn鈥檛 really want to stop鈥

    With his phone now buzzing incessantly in his pocket, Emerson took the walk up the subsequent fairway as an opportunity to ask Pan what he required. There was only one request: 鈥楽tay off the greens.鈥

    鈥淗e said, 鈥業鈥檓 not very chatty鈥欌 Emerson recalled. 鈥淚 was like, 鈥楬ey, I鈥檒l talk as much or as little as you want.

    鈥淗e鈥檚 a really nice guy 鈥 really friendly.鈥

    Lowry鈥檚 tongue-in-cheek jibe was not entirely inaccurate, as Pan bogeyed the par-five hole.

    The following fairway would mark the end of the road for Emerson鈥檚 caddie cameo, as a member of the caddie services team 鈥 Michael Campbell 鈥 arrived to take over from an accepting, albeit reluctant, Emerson.

    鈥淚 said to CT, 鈥榃ell this is your decision,鈥欌 added Emerson, whose only previous caddying experience had been for a golfer at a Canadian Women鈥檚 Open Pro-Am event.

    鈥淚 didn鈥檛 really want to stop, but he took the person who has some local knowledge.鈥

    Pan had just made back-to-back birdies when he greeted his fourth bagman of the round, Al Riddell, at the 10th tee.

    Riddell, who had caddied for France鈥檚 Paul Barjon until he missed the cut, had the best possible view of Pan鈥檚 stunning eagle 鈥 a 121-yard effort that spun back into the cup 鈥 at the 12th hole.

    World No. 133 Pan, a one-time winner on the PGA Tour, carded a final round one-under 69 amid damp conditions to finish in tied-35th at three-under overall, 13 shots behind champion Robert MacIntyre.

    Cowan, 76, was treated for 鈥渘on-serious鈥 injuries at the clubhouse, a PGA Tour official told ESPN. CNN has reached out to the PGA Tour for an update on Cowan.

    The Caddie Open

    Quizzed on his plans for the rest of Sunday, Emerson said he was considering a shirt change to help allay the attention he was receiving around Hamilton Country Club. Yet come the end of Sunday, he had a strong rival for the title of most famous emergency caddie.

    Having parted ways with his bagman just a week ago, homesick MacIntyre had called on the services of his 59-year-old father Dougie, head greenskeeper at a club back home in Oban, Scotland.

    The duo dovetailed seamlessly as 27-year-old MacIntyre held off a flurry of big-name stars to clinch his first PGA Tour title, stamping his ticket to the U.S. Open later this month and a $1.69m prize cheque that he said would go towards paying off his parent鈥檚 mortgage.

    鈥淚t鈥檚 unbelievable. I鈥檓 a grasscutter not a caddie,鈥 MacIntyre senior, wiping away tears, told CBS Sports.

    鈥淟ast Saturday night, I鈥檓 sitting on the couch at home and I鈥檓 [thinking], 鈥楥an I leave my job here? I鈥檓 busy at work.鈥 Eight o鈥檆lock the next morning, I鈥檓 on a flight out here and wow.鈥

    The Canadian Open is building a reputation for throwing up storylines both beautiful and bizarre.

    At last year鈥檚 tournament, home hero Nick Taylor ended the 69-year wait for a men鈥檚 Canadian golfer to win their home open with a remarkable 72-foot eagle putt, only for friend and fellow pro Adam Hadwin to be mistakenly tackled by a security guard amid the ensuing bedlam.

    Hadwin laughed off the case of mistaken identity soon after, and reconnected with his former feller at this year鈥檚 tournament, posting a selfie of the duo smiling to X with the caption: 鈥淲ater under the bridge!鈥

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