Growing the game: David Hearn, Mike Weir, among Canadians playing at Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. — David Hearn said yes with a smile every time.
Hearn signed every hat, tee flag and ticket handed to him. He took off his sunglasses and put them behind his cap for every photo and asked the name of every young fan as he made his way off the 18th green at Glen Abbey Golf Club on Wednesday at the pro-am tournament ahead of the Canadian Open.
The PGA regular from nearby Brantford, Ont., takes the time because he remembers what it was like to be on the other side of the rope.
“As a young kid I used to come to Canadian Opens and I remember waiting for a lot of golfers I admired,” said Hearn, who looked up to Fred Couples, among others. “I would’ve been so disappointed if none of them stopped to speak to me.”