PGA Tour fans react to Patrick Cantlay snubbing 5-year-old for autograph at RBC Heritage

Patrick Cantlay reportedly snubbed a youngster who asked for an autograph while he walked from the range to the course during his practice day at the RBC Heritage, according to one PGA Tour fan on the scene at Harbour Golf Town Links. 

'Practice round at RBC and 5-year-old asked for Patrick Cantlay autograph and he said no and walked away," tweeted @Bodge17 on X / Twitter. 

"It's a freaking practice round and he's walking away from the range.

"Keep in mind, Xander, A. Scott and SW Kim signed everything ON the course."

Multiple social media accounts then shared the golf fan's' comments. 

But the golf fan in question has since deleted his post about Cantlay, 33, after his initial thoughts blew up on social media.

"I deleted a post from yesterday regarding a certain PGA Professional," tweeted the fan. 

"It wasn’t my intention for it to receive the attention that it did. 

"I was merely making an observation and it took off."

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It's fair to say the golf fan's post has divided opinion with golf fans.

Some PGA Tour fans consider Cantlay has every right to do what he wants and doesn't have to stop during a practice round if he doesn't want to, even for a little kid.

Others seem not quite so forgiving though for a practice day, and think it's a disgrace he would say 'no' and walk straight past the young lad. 

We'll let you head over to Instagram and X / Twitter now to see what everyone makes of it all. 

Speaking from experience, I'm sure we all have our own stories of when a Tour pro didn't stop and sign an autograph for us when we asked them for one back in the day. I know I do. 

Cantlay starts one of the pre-tournament favourites (16/1) at this week's RBC Heritage, a tournament he has a fantastic record at down the years on the PGA Tour. 

Although the eight-time PGA Tour winner has never been victorious in this event at Hilton Head Island, he has notched an impressive three consecutive top-three finishes at the RBC Heritage from 2022 to 2024. 

He lost in a playoff to Jordan Spieth here in 2022, finished one shot outside of a playoff in solo third in 2023, and then finished T3 behind Scottie Scheffler in 2024. 

Cantlay has unthinkably not won on the PGA Tour now since August 2022 at the BMW Championship.

The U.S. Ryder Cup star has only chalked up two top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour so far this season.

As a result he has slipped out of the world's top 10 to a current 16th in the OWGR. 

Cantlay finished a disappointing T36 at The Masters last week.

But a return to one of his favourite events of the season could ignite the spark Cantlay is looking for this week. 

Cantlay tees off alongside Si Woo Kim at 2.45pm local time.

The 2025 RBC Heritage marks the fifth Signature Event of the PGA Tour season.

There is a whopping $20m prize purse with $3.6m going to the champion.

Scheffler is looking to not only pick up his first title of the 2025 PGA Tour season but also become the first player since Boo Weekley in 2008 to successfully defend the RBC Heritage. 

The runaway World No.1 did not have his best stuff in his title defence at The Masters last week, but he still managed to finish a respectable solo fourth at famed Augusta National. 

The only big name missing from this week's Signature Event on the PGA Tour is Masters champion Rory McIlroy.

The career grand slammer has headed home to Northern Ireland to spend time with his Mum and Dad celebrating the greatest success of his career.

Keep up to speed with live scores from the RBC Heritage here