Golfer Robert Allenby Has Fan Carry Bag After Firing Caddie Mid-Round

One fan had quite the experience while attending the first round of the Canadian Open on Thursday at Glen Abbey Golf Club in Ontario.

That fan was Tom Fraser, a school principal, who had the rare opportunity to carry Robert Allenby's bag—an opportunity made possible, well, because the Australian golfer had fired his actual caddie mid-round.

A tiff reportedly occurred between Allenby and his caddie, Mick Middlemo, when the golfer triple-bogeyed on the 13th hole. Middlemo had called for an 8-iron on the fourth shot of the par-five hole, when Allenby had wanted to instead use the 7-iron.

Here's what happened, in Allenby's words, as reported by ScoreGolf's Jason Logan:

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I said to him, 'You know this happens every week. This has happened for like the last three or four or five months. We keep making bad mistakes and you're not helping me in these circumstances.' And he just lost the plot at me. He just told me I could go eff myself. And I said, 'Look, you need to slow down. I mean just calm down.' And then he just got right in my face as if he wanted to just beat me up. I said, 'Stop being a such and such and calm down and get back into the game.' And he just got even closer and closer and I just said, 'That's it, you're sacked.' I said, 'I will never have you caddie ever again.' And we never spoke for the rest of the (first nine) and when we got to 18 we walked off and he said some smartass remark to me and I said, 'You don't deserve to be caddying out there.' And he just got right in my face and threatened me so I said, 'Go.' So he left.

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Enter Fraser, who offered to carry the golfer's bag after watching the dispute transpire. Allenby accepted.

And according to the veteran golfer, the school principal wasn't too shabby.

"He did a great job," Allenby told Logan. "He did everything he was told. He was a nice guy. I’m really thankful that he helped me out. It was nice to have someone friendly on the bag who didn't want to threaten me.”

Allenby finished tied for 155th after the first round, shooting an 81 on the day.

[h/t Golf.com]