Last June, Nick Taylor became the first Canadian since 1954 to win his country’s national open, sinking a thrilling 72-foot eagle putt. It was a huge moment for Canada’s golfers and sports fans.
An editor from PGATour.com reached out to Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan, looking for our help to identify a farmer fan who spoke to Nick Taylor at the Synergy 8 tournament and dinner last August. The quote was this:
Question: People don’t usually celebrate golfers winning titles like their team winning the Superbowl or the Stanley Cup. Were people celebrating it like their team had won a Stanley Cup?
Nick Taylor: “It seems like it, yeah. There’s a lot of Canadian teams that haven’t won a Stanley Cup for a long time, so maybe that was their outlet for the time being. One story, there was a guy — I was doing a thing in Saskatoon, and he’s a farmer there. He said he was watching it on his iPad cutting his crop. When the putt went in he jerked the wheel and he still sees the spot when he goes and reminds himself of that every time.”
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