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Tiger’s caddie Joe LaCava set to loop for new man this week

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12 months ago

Apr 20, 2023

Yesterday, Tiger Woods released a statement revealing that he’s undergone yet another surgery. The 46-year-old underwent a subtalar fusion procedure which looks to rectify some issues caused by his initial foot injury.

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— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 19, 2023

With Woods’ 2023 season most likely over, his caddie Joe LaCava is surprisingly on another player’s bag this week. The 67-year-old is at the Zurich Classic working with veteran Steve Stricker.

“It’s a little bit of a longer story than what it needs to be probably,” said Stricker. “I asked his son first. I’ve had his son on my bag already this year. Delightful kid, Joe Jr. But he’s working on the Korn Ferry Tour for Brandon Hagy the next couple weeks and he couldn’t make it.”

Stricker didn’t think the elder LaCava would be interested this week but asked anyway.

“I didn’t think he’d want to come. Sixty-five-year-old guy washed up tour player. Does he really want to come all the way from New York down to New Orleans?”

“So my thinking went away from Joe Sr. right away. I’m like, he’s not going to want to come here. I asked a bunch of other guys and nobody could make it.”

In the end, Stricker’s wife made the suggestion that Steve give LaCava a call.

“He was like, oh, heck, yeah, I’ll come. I should have asked him right after I asked his kid, and now he’s upset I asked his kid first.

“He’s such a great guy, fun to be with, easy to be with. Obviously, very good at what he does. We’ve been having fun with him so far.

Stricker is playing in the Zurich Classic, which is a team event, alongside Zach Johnson.

“He’s friend with Zach and Zach’s caddie, Brian Smith, so, from his standpoint, I think it was an easy choice to come here.”

Stricker was sure to point out that this was just a one-week arrangement and LaCava is still the full-time caddie for Tiger Woods.

Report: Greg Norman spotted following a surprise grouping on Thursday at the Masters

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2 days ago

Apr 12, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Greg Norman is at this week’s Masters tournament but found himself in a situation where he had to buy himself a ticket to enter the grounds.

Speaking to the Washington Post, Norman explained why he was at Augusta National:

“I’m here because we have 13 players that won 10 Masters between them. So I’m here just to support them, do the best I can to show them, ‘Hey, you know, the boss is here rooting for you.’ ”

So who was Norman following during the opening round of this year’s Masters? Well the answer may surprise you.

Per Sports Illustrated’s Bob Harig, Norman was spotted following the LIV-less grouping of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.

Spotted in the gallery at Augusta: Greg Norman following Rory McIlroy ? (and Scottie and Xander)

— Bob Harig (@BobHarig) April 11, 2024

We’ll find out a little later today whether Norman will make his third appearance in as many days at this year’s opening major.

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Collin Morikawa makes surprising late putter switch at Masters

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3 days ago

Apr 11, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Collin Morikawa has had plenty of success with a blade in his hands over the course of his young career, but after a lean spell on the greens lately, it appears that the 27-year-old is ready to try something new.

Related: Brooks Koepka and Sergio Garcia make significant equipment changes as 2024 Masters looms

The California-native began the year with his TaylorMade TP Soto before switching to a Logan Olson proto last month. Now at this week’s Masters, Morikawa has been spotted with a Spider Tour X, the same flatstick that Scottie Scheffler will be using at Augusta.

The move would represent a big change, but it has been a very frustrating year on the greens for Morikawa, who will hope the TaylorMade mallet can offer him a similar upturn in fortune to that of Scheffler. In 2024, Morikawa ranks 164th for Strokes Gained: Putting, and 157th for Total Putting.

We’ll keep an eye whether Morikawa puts the mallet into action on day one of the Masters.

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Dave Portnoy places monstrous outright bet for the 2024 Masters

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4 days ago

Apr 10, 2024

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Fresh off of winning $2.76 million on UConn’s victory over Purdue on Monday night, Barstool Sports’ founder Dave Portnoy has just placed a massive bet for this year’s Masters.

Tweeting on Wednesday morning, Portnoy revealed that he has placed $300,000 on Scottie Scheffler to win this year’s Masters at odds of +450.

Should he win, that’d be a total payout of $1.65 million.

Keep the momentum. For people who wanted me to hedge for is why I didn't. So I could take another shot at glory. #DKPartner #scotty pic.twitter.com/X9a0X8HOTZ

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) April 10, 2024

Scheffler is one of the shortest priced favorites of recent times at the Masters, and is looking for what would be his third win in his last four events.