Pro golfer was concerned after his bagman was injured—a fan from crowd stepped in to save the day

The fan called himself a 'golf nut' and hadn't expected he would get such an experience at the big event.

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(L) A golfer at a fairway with his caddie. (R) The golf fan who stepped in to help. Representative Cover Image Source: Getty Images | Ken Redding; YouTube | PGA Tour

Many fans wish to get a closer look at their favorite celebrities or sportspeople. But one golf fan, Paul Emerson, got lucky and worked for a pro-golf player after his bagman got injured. It wasn't the man's intention to become a bagman for that short duration of the game; he had just come forward to help the players. But then all of a sudden, he got an offer that he simply couldn't refuse, per CNN. The man was simply watching the peak moment of the RBC Canadian Open after he had shuffled through a huge crowd of people.

A golfer hitting a shot. Representative Image Source: Getty Images | Witthaya Prasongsin

Emerson was just trying to get a closer look at the golfers as they played for the fourth hole. Soon enough, Taiwanese Golfer C.T. Pan’s caddie, Mike "Fluff" Cowan, suffered from an injury and could no longer fulfill his duties because of it. Cowan had tripped and fallen on the third fairway and was limping as Pan took him to medical support and Irish Golfer Shane Lowry's caddie, Dan Reynolds, carried Pan's bag and Lowry carried his own bag. But then Emerson went towards Cowan and Pan and asked them if they needed help. "We heard a big tumble and a big sound when Fluff wiped out," Emerson told the PGA Tour.

A bag full of golf clubs. Representative Image Source: Getty Images | Klaus Vedfelt

The golfer gladly accepted the help and asked Emerson if he could be his caddie for the match. It was a great opportunity for Emerson, who couldn't play golf really well but called himself a "golf nut." Emerson continued, "I helped Fluff get the bib off, threw it on and started walking up the hole." He took Pan's bag and Cowan's place because of the emergency situation, leaving Pan grateful for all the help he received from the man. He went up to the fifth fairway until a member from the caddie services team, Michael Campbell, took over. Eventually, Al Riddell, Paul Barjon's caddie, replaced Campbell on the tenth tee, per the source.

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"I just simply offered. I said … do you need any help? It all just happened very fast," Emerson told CNN. He was both excited and nervous because of the turn of events. The man had never been a caddie at a professional event before the game, per the PGA Tour. He had once looped for a friend in a pro-am at the LPGA’s CPKC Women’s Open. An excited Emerson told Pan that he was willing to chat as much and as little as possible and Pan honestly explained that he wasn't a particularly chatty person. He ended up scoring a birdie putt on his first go and called Emerson a "great caddie," per CNN. "I just sort of soaked it up and we actually started joking around. It was all very, very friendly and fun," Emerson went on.

Pan bogeyed the next hole and Campbell came to take over the caddie duties. "I said to C.T., 'Well, this is your decision.' I didn’t really want to stop, but he took the person who had some local knowledge," Emerson remarked. After being absolved of his duties, Emerson admitted that he was considering a shirt change to divert all the attention he was getting at the Hamilton Country Club after his brief stint. At the same time, 76-year-old Cowan was treated for his non-serious injuries and was doing okay after that.