Scottsdale, Ariz. — A 76-year-old legend strolled the TPC Scottsdale grounds on Friday, for once not bogged down by a 40-pound PGA Tour staff bag.
Mike Cowan, better known in the golf community as “Fluff” for his overgrown silver mustache, is here at the WM Phoenix Open caddying for C.T. Pan (who just missed the cut). But with the rain and frost delays postponing his player’s second-round tee time, the Tour veteran was left with a day to himself. He chose to spend it at the infamous 16th hole Coliseum with his wife and his daughter. Even Cowan was stunned by what he saw sitting among fans at the rowdy par-3 stadium, which seats 20,000.
“My man didn’t play today because of our tee time,” he told Sports Illustrated . “I’ve been with my wife and daughter and some friends of my daughter, just hanging out in the stands at 16.”
“I saw a lot of crazy s—t,” he joked. “They’ve got guys throwing cups out there. It caused quite a commotion. A few guys got yanked [from the stands]. I wish they would have yanked more! It was pretty crazy.”