House about that, folks?
Daily Record|June 04, 2024
Player's joy at winning title with his dad beside him as caddie
NEIL MCLEMAN
House about that, folks?

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.

This story is from the June 04, 2024 edition of Daily Record.

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