GOLF'S newest superstar Bob MacIntyre clinched his first PGA title then promised to make his parents "mortgage-free".
The Oban star asked his father Dougie to take a week off from his job as greenkeeper at their local Glencruitten Golf Club to help him at the Canadian Open.
A dash to get Dougie a work visa at the start of the week was followed by a stunning victory and the first prize of $1,692,000 (£1.3million).
After the father and son embraced on the final green, Bob said: "It's been a dream of mine to win on the PGA Tour. I just can't believe I done it with my dad on the bag. The guy's taught me the way I play golf." Fighting back tears, Dougie said: "I am a grasscutter, not a caddie. It is unbelievable.
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