Edoardo Molinari got disqualified from the European Tour’s Shenzhen International in China on Friday. But it wasn’t really his fault. Molinari’s caddie apparently hitched a ride between the ninth and 10th holes, which is a penalty for the player. (You’ve got to walk, buddy.) Unfortunately, Molinari didn’t see it. Got DQ because my caddy jumped […]
Kevin Streelman won Masters Par 3 Contest with special caddie
April 9, 2015 by
No Masters contestant has ever won the traditional Par 3 Contest and then gone on to win at Augusta National the following Sunday. For the superstitious player, that means making sure they don’t win on the short course. For Kevin Streelman, however, there was never a second thought about winning. Streelman shot 5-under 22 on […]
Patrick Reed races caddie to get ball after Houston Open ace
April 4, 2015 by
Patrick Reed was so happy he made an ace on Saturday at the Shell Houston Open, he couldn’t wait to get to his ball. [DraftKings: Win $ 1 Million playing Fantasy Golf during the Masters – Sign up for free!] Reed made the hole-in-one on the 188-yard, par-3 16th hole with a 5-iron at the Golf […]
How a handwritten note helped Phil Mickelson find caddie Jim Mackay
March 11, 2015 by
Phil Mickelson and Jim Mackay have been a team for a long time, dating back to 1992. However, Mackay got the job by telling Mickelson’s Arizona State golf coach Steve Loy who else should get the job. [DraftKings: Get free entry to $ 60,000 Fantasy Golf Contest with any first deposit] Loy approached Mackay at […]
Tiger Woods’ former caddie open to part-time reunion
October 2, 2014 by
Steve Williams is done as a full-time caddie. It’s the reason Williams and Adam Scott have stopped working together. However, the Kiwi caddie would be willing to loop on a part-time basis. In particular, Williams would be open to one last run with his previous employer: Tiger Woods. “He’s definitely someone I’d consider,” Williams told […]
Watch Rory McIlroy scare the heck out of his caddie
September 7, 2014 by
After the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, it looked like Rory McIlroy might snag a fourth PGA Tour title in five starts thanks to a Sunday 64 that got him within two shots of the lead. But Monday’s final round didn’t turn out the way the No. 1 in the world had hoped. […]
Lexi Thompson’s caddie may have had the best Poppie’s Pond jump ever
April 7, 2014 by
We know a ton of the traditions of the Masters, but no celebration is as famous in the golf world as the jump into Poppie’s Pond. The winner of the Kraft Nabisco Championship always takes a leap into the water just to right of the 18th green with friends, family and their caddie as a […]
Robert Garrigus’ caddie rips into Kevin Na for slow play
March 16, 2014 by
We have seen plenty of player-on-player spats over the years on the PGA Tour, but you don’t hear a caddie rip another player much to the media. That happened on Saturday at the Valspar Championship after Kevin Na was once again the target of a slow play controversy. Na was paired with Robert Garrigus in […]
The Bacon Mailbag: Ryder Cup courses, caddie stories and if Taco Bell is good on the golf course
February 26, 2014 by
Each Tuesday for the remainder of the golf season we will be rolling out a mailbag, with any and all questions invited from readers and fans around the world. Have a good question you want answered? Hit me up on Twitter at @shanebacon and we will try to get to it in the coming weeks. […]
