Adam Hadwin’s dad was a golf pro who helped guide his son’s early development. Mike Weir’s father is a huge influence on the eight-time PGA Tour winner, and has regularly attended the Masters to watch his son play. And Brooke Henderson’s father is her coach and sounding board, as well as an influence to his superstar daughter on and off the course.

Fathers and Canadian pro golfers—there’s an indelible link. And with Father’s Day upon us, it is a good time to consider the important role golf dads have played in the development of some of the game’s best players.

Golf Town athlete Brooke Henderson is an obvious example, as her father, Dave, a teacher, has helped guide his daughter through her teenage years as a blossoming superstar. Her dad remains her coach and mentor, offering advice to Brooke on everything from her swing to her interaction with her fans.

“We value family and we do things together,” Dave Henderson told LPGA.com recently. “I taught school for 31 years and we did the same thing for those kids. You make things fun and interesting and give them opportunities with technology and books and reading and writing and sports, and I did that with my own children too.”

Hadwin’s father, Gerry, is a golf pro who watched his son progress as an amateur before breaking into the professional ranks. But few thought Hadwin would be a success early in his career, as his father says his attitude was in question.

“There’s not too many people that really liked him when he was 16 or 17 years old,” Gerry Hadwin told the National Post in 2017. “I don’t want to say he had a poor attitude, but there were numerous times when, being in the golf industry for 38 years, I said, ‘You know what, buddy, I’m not sure golf is going to be your sport. Because you can’t go hit somebody or something, you know.’”

But over time, Gerry Hadwin watched Adam find his own path and learn to deal with the frustration that comes with playing professional golf.

“He’s a competitor and a true Canadian for sure,” Gerry said. “They’ve got guts, you know what I mean?”

Weir’s father, Rich, has regularly watched his son play since the golfer cracked the PGA Tour in 1998. But as Weir nears 50, with PGA Tour Champions looming, he admits his father, now in his 80s, isn’t always up for the travel. This past April, for the first time since his son started playing the Masters, Weir’s father didn’t travel to Augusta. But in past years, Weir took his dad to Augusta, and it was Rich who was the first to hug his son when Mike won the 2003 Masters.

“The hills are too much for him these days,” says Weir. “But he came for a long time to watch me play and is really important to helping me get to where I am today.”

We teamed up with TaylorMade to offer you the trip of a lifetime to Bright’s Grove, Ont. to play golf with Mike and meet his dad Rich this fall.

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