Mother knows best.
And in Frankie Capan III’s case, mother also caddies best.
The 22-year-old North Oaks, Minnesota, native could’ve hired an experienced looper when he turned pro in late August, but so far, his mom, Charlynn, has done an exemplary job carrying the bag. In what was supposed to be a couple of spot starts, at a PGA Tour Canada qualifier in Brainerd, Minnesota, and Capan’s Korn Ferry Tour Q-School pre-qualifier in Prattville, Alabama, the mother-son combination has worked so well that Charlynn’s unofficial contract has been extended – Capan missed in a playoff at that Monday qualifier, his first event as a pro, before rattling off finishes of third, first and T-1 at the first three stages of Q-School to easily advance to next month’s final stage in Savannah, Georgia.