On May 30, two days before the European Tour Nordea Masters in Sweden, the agent Gorka Guillen of IMG called Pete Cowen to arrange an urgent tuneup for one of his clients, Renato Paratore of Italy, who had shot 79 and missed the cut the week before at another tournament.
“I said: ‘I might be busy. If I have time, I’ll do it,’” said Cowen, one of pro golf’s best instructors. “Of course, none of my guys showed up for a while, and Renato was there, so I tried to explain why he gets a double-cross.