Hughes is top Canadian in tie for 13th after three rounds at Glen Abbey
OAKVILLE, Ont. — A small boy followed Mackenzie Hughes around the final 11 holes Saturday at the RBC Canadian Open, easy to spot in a huge Toronto Maple Leafs jersey that hung down to his knees.
Hughes had delighted the boy — and the crowd gathered at the seventh hole at Glen Abbey, know as “The Rink” — when he walked up to the green wearing the Leafs jersey he’d autographed. Spotting the boy in the crowd, he tugged off the sweater, reached across the rope and handed it to him.
The lone PGA Tour stop north of the border wears its Canadian pride on its sleeve, and Hughes was happy to play his part.
“I signed it before the round, and after I was on the green, I tried to find a young Leafs fan in the crowd,” Hughes said. “(I’m a) big Leafs fan.”