We’re all creatures of habit. Many of us believe – reasonably or not – that if there’s any change to our routine, the result can be bad juju. They’re all superstitions and we’re all guilty of succumbing to superstitions on a daily basis whether we realize it or not. Superstitions in golf are especially rampant. […]
Bandon Dunes caddies set to partner up — as competitors — in U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship
Kevin Rei arrived at Bandon Dunes in June 2009 motivated to make money caddying and sharpen his golf game that summer before he returned to the golf team at Chico State, a NCAA Division II program in California. Not long after Rei arrived, he was playing golf with other caddies at the Oregon resort that […]
Player/caddie pairings for the 2019 Charles Schwab Challenge
Here’s a look at the player/caddie pairs for this week’s Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas: Player Caddie An, Byeong-Hun Parratt, Daniel Ancer, Abraham Vallely, Dale Aphibarnrat, Kiradeck Phalaphol, Arinchai Armour, Ryan McGurk, Jim Baddeley, Aaron Bender, Pete Berger, Daniel Berry, Grant Blaum, Ryan Joel, Shane Blixt, Jonas Williamson, Zak Bozzelli, Dominic Medley, Andrew […]
Caddie preview: 2019 Charles Schwab Challenge
Historic Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth has been a staple on the PGA Tour now for 73 years. The Tour returns there this week for the Charles Schwab Challenge. In this preview, caddie Damian Lopez gives insight into precisely what players will be facing — detailing key holes — at Colonial.
For first time, caddies featured in a PGA Tour title sponsor’s ad campaign
This week marks a special one for PGA Tour caddies. For the first time, a title sponsor – Charles Schwab – has incorporated caddies directly into an ad campaign. Earlier this year, Schwab produced 18, 30-second ads featuring caddies James Edmondson, Brennan Little, Damon Green and D.J. Nelson that will run this week (and a […]
2019 Charles Schwab Challenge
Following the season’s second major – the PGA Championship – at Bethpage Black a week ago, the PGA Tour heads back south to Texas for its annual visit to Fort Worth’s historic Colonial Country Club. Known as the Charles Schwab Challenge today, the inaugural event at Colonial took place 73 years ago in 1946. Justin […]
This is how watching the 1999 Kemper Open shaped one caddie’s life and forged two incredible friendships
The date was May 30, 1999. I had just finished my freshman year in university and was getting ready for some summer school. It was already smoking hot in Arizona by lunch time that Sunday. I decided to chill and watch the last round of that week’s PGA Tour event, the Kemper Open. An unknown […]
TCN Exclusive: Caddie Ray Farnell on what it was like to be in final group on Sunday at PGA Championship
Golf’s been called a game of great opportunity, as Zach Johnson called it when he spoke to the media in St. Andrews with the Claret Jug on the table next to him after securing the 2015 Open Championship. For some like Brooks Koepka, that opportunity came on Sunday in the form of a seven-shot lead […]
2018-19 PGA Tour Tournament schedule and results
Here is the complete schedule of every tournament for the 2018-19 PGA Tour season. PGA Tour schedule for 2018-19: Date: Event; (Winner) Site; Purse OCTOBER Oct. 4-7: Safeway Open; (Kevin Tway) Silverado Resort and Spa North, Napa, CA; $6,400,000 Oct. 11-14: CIMB Classic; (Marc Leishman) TPC Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; $7,00,000 Oct. 18-21: The CJ […]
Watch: Interview with 2019 PGA Championship-winning caddie Ricky Elliott
With his victory in the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black on Sunday, 29-year-old Brooks Koepka is now a four-time major champion. Koepka successfully defended the title he won last August at Bellerive in the most difficult conditions of the week during the final round. Following the win, America’s Caddie Michael Collins caught up with […]