Call from Wayne Gretzky emblematic of Nick Taylor's life after winning Canadian Open

Nick Taylor was exhausted after his four-hole sudden death playoff where he edged out England's Tommy Fleetwood to win the RBC Canadian Open. After an hours-long marathon of celebrations and media obligations, he was starving so he and his family went to the nearest McDonalds drive-thru.

His phone, plugged in after getting blown up with calls and text messages following the historic victory, started ringing. On the screen was the name Wayne Gretzky.

"Now, I've never met Wayne before, so we reversed out of the drive-thru and I chatted with him for two or three minutes," said Taylor on Monday. "That was really nice, but surreal.

"For someone like that to call, let alone want to reach out and say congrats, that's really cool."

That chat with the legendary hockey player while in a fast-food joint's parking lot is emblematic of Taylor's new life.

He has quiet moments where he's just a Mario Kart-loving family man, and then unreal situations where he's the centre of attention, greeted like a conquering hero after ending a 69-year stretch of futility by Canadian golfers at the men's national championship.

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Taylor was in Toronto on Monday for one of those more surreal days, doing a host of media appearances including being interviewed on Sportsnet ahead of a Blue Jays game. Sitting in the lobby of RBC's headquarters before a meeting with the executives of one of his biggest sponsors, Taylor gestured to a wraparound screen above the entrance to the bank branch that was showing a video of his climactic 72-foot putt to win the Canadian Open.

"Hey, there I am," said Taylor with a chuckle.

"It has been cool to be at events with players caddies, everyone in the golf world.