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When Robert MacIntyre was struggling to settle on a caddie for this week’s RBC Canadian Open, he picked up the phone to his father Dougie last weekend.
A greenkeeper back in Oban, Scotland, McIntyre Sr took the call on a Saturday night and was on a flight at 8am the next morning to carry the bag for his son.
A week later, MacIntyre is a first-time PGA Tour winner, holding off a chasing pack including the likes of Rory McIlroy to pocket a winner’s cheque for £1.33million.
MacIntyre had relocated to Orlando in his bid to crack this side of the Atlantic but readily admitted he had struggled with homesickness prior to his SOS call back home.
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Following the win, he said: “It’s everything for me and my family. I can’t believe I’ve done it with him on the bag.
“I’m crying with joy but I’m laughing because I didn’t think it was possible. I was going down the last and my dad’s trying to tell me to stay focused and swing smooth because [on Saturday] I got a little bit too fast but, in my head, I wasn’t listening to him.
“I wanted to win this for my dad, this is the guy who has taught me the game of golf, and I just can’t believe I have done this with him on the bag.”