Dethier is a graduate of Williams College, where he majored in English, and hes the author of 18 in America, which details the year he spent as an 18-year-old living from his car and playing a round of golf in every state. He's got a pool room in Northern Ireland and has hung his major flags in the four corners of the room. Mackay was Phil Mickelsons caddie for 25 years before their split. Not every player lets his caddie keep the flag. Life is so busy that I dont foresee me doing anything with them. I have the memories. Phil Mickelson, for one, had a tradition where he gave his winning flag from 18 notto Bones, his caddie of 25 years until their breakup in 2017, but rather to his grandfather, Al Santos, one of the original Pebble Beach caddies, who hung them on his kitchen wall. Williams displayed his flags, which include 13 majors alongside Tiger Woods, on the ceiling of his man cave. When you're cleaning up in the Majors (Koepka won 4/8 from 2017-19) then your percentage is going to work out very nicely. native joined GOLF in 2017 after two years scuffling on the mini-tours. Id rather go to sleep at night thinking about Brooks game rather than my own. When the year wrapped up, Koepka had won $7,094,047 total while posting six top-10 finishes. Read about our approach to external linking. Registered Office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough. RELATED: Ricky Elliott remembers crazy year on Brooks Koepkas bag, including a win at the PGA and a memorable major at home in Portrush. Former caddie Fanny Sunneson says Nick Faldo used to claim the flag at his major wins, too. 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Were the guys who have worked for him since he was number 200 in the world, and hes still the same guy. As of Saturday night, with the third round of the 2017 US Open coming to an end, American Brooks Koepka sits tied for second. ago. ), Max Homa defends PGA Tour changes in epic press conference rant, 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times, Meet the new GOLF Top 100 Teachers of America, Rory McIlroy reveals how Tiger Woods influenced recent driver switch, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Elliott told his man to hit a 5-iron. "That's one place I've never been, which is shocking, because I've been all over the world. We always try to keep stuff as basic as possible and try not to complicate things. Makes my job very easy.. He asked Nicklaus to sign one and got the signatures of Tiger Woods and Sam Snead on separate yellow flags from the Masters. Like, theres this weird thing he does with his lag putts where if he has a 30-footer, he looks 10 feet out, takes a practice stroke, looks 20 feet out, takes a practice stroke, looks 30 feet out, takes a practice stroke, then looks at the hole. Brooks Koepka is visiting Northern Ireland for the first time, but his bag will be carried by Ricky Elliott, a Portrush native, who brings an intimate local knowledge granted to few players this week. The Open 2019: With each passing major, Brooks Koepka looking more like Tiger Woods, The Open 2019: 5 things to know about Brooks Koepkas caddie Ricky Elliott, The PGA Tour has created a hierarchy. He always wants to know the yardage and where the wind is. Thats the first Id seen of it, Holt says. The USGA sent it to me. Weve played enough golf rounds together that its very comfortable. #teamutah Caddie rules: Show up,Keep up,Shut up https://t.co/3gkOlAxE9X. Elliott is from Portrush, Northern Ireland, host of this years Open Championship. I know you cant! Elliott said. That bag doesnt get any lighter as the round goes on.. Somewhere that my friends can come around and see it.. https://golfweek.usatoday.com/lists/18th-hole-flag-becoming-caddie-trophy/, Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America, Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, PGA Tour approves radical schedule changes, reducing fields in elevated events and ending cuts, Drivers used by PGA Tour pros ranked in the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee, Best irons for 2023 for every handicap and playing style. Im like, Happy days. I was still in Europe, but you know what its like when you see a good player. #unreal http://t.co/dD08hZry4w" Before he became a caddie, Elliott was considered a promising young golfer. Shortly before he died, Mickelsons grandfather famously told him no more regular flags he wanted a major. NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas Golf fans will recognize every player at this weeks Hero World Challenge, Tiger Woods Bahamas invitational tournament. His caddie, Ricky Elliott, has been there through it all. He had attended college in Ohio and for the past few years had been living in Florida. Holt didnt win a tournament between 1993 and 2003. GOLF.com and GOLF Magazine are published by EB GOLF MEDIA LLC, a division of 8AM GOLF, Why billionaires, brothers and best mates are caddying on Tour this week, 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times: Round 1 groupings for Thursday, 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times, Absolutely horrendous: Xander Schauffele explains Bay Hills juicy rough, Meet the new GOLF Top 100 Teachers of America, Is a 7-wood, 3-hybrid or 3-iron most suitable for your game? Koepka and Elliot took their partnership to a whole new level at the AT&T Byron Nelson tournament in May of 2017. But Brooks said he couldnt play any better than that. His sticks had been stolen earlier this year, and on the rare occasion he played it was at Lake Nona in Orlando, where hed play out of the bag of his childhood pal Graeme McDowell. Ricky Elliott holds the caddie trophy for the 2017 U.S. Open. Bones didnt participate in Shipnucks book, and when asked to confirm these details from the unauthorized biography, he declined. Brooks said his usual looper Ricky Elliott was home preparing for a trip to see his parents in Northern Ireland, but he was complimentary of the job his kid brother did. Accordingto The Growler, Williams, who retired to his native New Zealand, carried a 3/8-inch wrench in the bag. Its fast-paced. He has been Koepkas caddie for a very long time at this point. (Some say this is where the saying Winner, winner, chicken dinner was coined.). He keeps it light, said the American ahead of The Open at Royal Portrush in 2019.. He knows not to talk about golf while were out there. Brooks Koepka and his caddie-slash-brother Chase. Lake Nona resident and caddie Ricky Elliott feels lucky to have been able to play golf the last few weeks during this COVID-19 pandemic. Hes got a pool room in Northern Ireland and has hung his major flags in the four corners of the room. 18 to post two-under 70; he sits four shots off the lead. Getty Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. Elliott caddied for Curtis when he won the Texas Open back in 2012, and he was on Fitzpatricks bag during the 2014 Masters at Augusta National. Brooks Koepka celebrates his 2018 US PGA win with coach Claude Harmon III and caddie Ricky Elliott. As well as being well supported by actress wife Sims, he has an experienced caddie alongside him in the form of Northern Irishman, Ricky Elliott. One guy who might not press his player on what percentage hes getting at the end of the week is Tony Finaus caddie for the week. Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports. The former junior and amateur standout player from Portrush, Northern Ireland won four titles in his younger days before getting into caddying these past 15 years. I havent changed what I do from six years ago and I dont think he has either. Thats a good question. Elliot probably wouldnt have imagined that teaming up with an American golfer would have put him on the opposite side of the course as his European brothers at some point, but thats exactly what happened in 2016. For Ricky Elliott, 2018 ended much as it began: going downhill fast. I didnt get the flag, but I got the cup.. Ive enjoyed having other people get joy from them rather than just collecting them.. Ricky Elliott: Life as Brooks Koepka's caddie Published: 08 February 2020 As Brooks Koepka goes for a third consecutive US PGA Championship, caddie Ricky Elliott, the man hoping to help his boss to more Major glory at TPC Harding Park, shares the secrets to their success. Neil Oxman caddied for Tom Watson in 15 Masters during Watsons career. In 1991, Schwarz hooked up withCorey Pavin at the Greater HartfordOpen, and that week they lost in aplayoff. But from a perspective of trying to win, hes trying every bit as hard. All registered in England and Wales. Koepka won his first major in the 2017 US Open at Erin Hills and after becoming the first player since Curtis Strange in 1989 to defend the title at Shinnecock Hills, he also won the 2018 US PGA at Bellerive. He gets on with it. St. Johns County (Florida) Sheriffs investigators said the fire started in an upstairs storage room where he kept part of his collection of golf memorabilia. "We made the cut and then Claude said at the end of the week, 'do you fancy doing a few more?' Thus, doing the maths, he may have been conceived around the year 1978 or 1979. Brooks Koepka and caddie Ricky Elliott on the third green during the second round of the 2017 U.S. Open (Getty) As of Saturday night, with the third round of the 2017 US Open coming to an. Now Koepka aims to repay his beloved caddie, 42, after The Open returned to . (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports). Freddie didnt want that? radio host Dan Patrick asked him during an interview last month. Have known Ricky since he landed in Toledo to play college golf. Yet, Kerr was never a flag collector. I think it might have been a European thing, Strickler muses. 845898). Scott carried for Watson for 15 years. No where was this more apparent than at The Masters in 2014. He loves the pressure of it. Youre still always where youre from, but Im pleased as punch to be an American citizen.. It all depends on the circumstances. Ricky Elliot, Brooks Koepkas Caddie: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. He doesnt have the flag from his first win in 1980 nor does he have many of his other victories. He stays pretty locked in, and especially since he was playing well I just tried to stay out of the way. Joe was good on positive reinforcement and thats my only real pet peeve from a caddie.. Masters: Wanna play Augusta National? Whereas the Majors are played at tougher courses, with a lot more players there, and maybe you play safer than you do in the Tour events. Number: 1394141; H Bauer Publishing, Company Number: LP003328 When Edwards began dating his second wife, Marsha, she once lit a match too close to him. Just throw it into reverse.. "It will be special for Ricky. Elliott represented Ireland at the 1990 European Youths Championship with Michael Hoey, who has gone on to win five times on the European Tour (now DP World Tour). The most qualified fill-in for Thursdays opening round was Xander Schauffeles caddie Joe Greiner. He has been Koepka's caddie for 6 years now. When I won my first tournament in 1970, I didnt even think about that, says Bender, who then told a story that makes it sound as if the flag alreadywas the caddies prize at least as far back as the mid-1980s. Brooks Koepka is a four-time major champion and the No. 1 player in the world. I was so jacked up at the time, I said, Ill tell you what, if you can get it from me, you can have it., Justin Thomas and his caddie Jim Bones Mackay share a laugh before the trophy ceremony in the aftermath of Thomass victory at the 2022 PGA Championship. CARMEL, Ind. Brooks Koepka and caddie Ricky Elliott at the 2016 Masters (Getty). He is nowa freelance, alsoworking for the PGA and Robert Rock. Asked for a picture of them, he apologizes and says he recently renovated his bar area and had not put them back up on the walls. With Elliots help, Fitzpatrick ended up finishing tied for 52nd. Elliot is slightly different than his fellow caddies though. By Eric Todisco. After freelancing for Golf Monthly and The PGA for 18 . He just eyeballs it a lot. No caddie has enjoyed his winning flag quite like Ted Scott, who posted a video of himself with the 18th-hole flag and pole from this Aprils Masters on his tractor, motorcycle and while brushing his teeth among other random things. He was with Ben Curtis during his 2012 Texas Open win and also caddied for Matt Fitzpatrick during the 2014 Masters. Loves tour golf, both men and women and heremains the long-standing owner of an horrific short game. That makes his ethnicity Irish. He and his fellow caddies had their own tradition: If your boss won, you bought dinner. Elliott figures he played more golf in the month of April than he did in the past seven years. All rights reserved. I wasnt great, Elliott said with a laugh. "I've played there a lot growing up but Brooks hits the ball differently than the lines I hit it on," said Elliott, who is good friends with another Portrush native, former US Open champion. Well take our 3 and get out of here.. Red Lobster was the destination of choice for several of those victory celebrations after Big Brian raved about the all-you-can-eat shrimp. He plays at Moortown with a handicap of 6. The Saudi project is piloted by a man with more hot air than the Hindenburg, and seems destined for the same fate. Beyond that, PGA.com pointed out that Koepka won an additional $1.98 million for his victory at the 2018 PGA Championship, adding roughly another $198,000 to Elliotts bonuses for the year. Must be nice to get out and get a breath of fresh air that we as golfers all crave these days. 1. Data provided by Masters.com has the answers. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images). In the final round of the US Open last month, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson - close friends and gym buddies - barely spoke a word to each. Would love your thoughts, please comment. I wish I could tell you, says the 40-year veteran of the caddie yard. At the end of the day he was content. Start the Golf Season off right with InsideGOLF ($100 value - just $20). Regardless, he is a hitched man with youngsters. Start with some of the old-timers on the theory that if anyone knows, its going to be one of the crusty veterans who has seen it all. Stick it in the middle of the room, he says with a laugh. Following Koepkas second US Open victory, in an interview he gave to ESPN, he said of Koepka: He's just a real strong mental guy, he's unflappable. I honestly dont know, he says. One moment stood out for Elliott as emblematic of the Koepka motif, that ability to summon brilliance while exhibiting the unflappable calm of a stoned frat boy. I knew that they had done it, obviously. He gave the 18th-hole flag from their major together to Furyk, and the club presented him with the flag from the eighth hole at Olympia Fields in Chicago. . So many interviews, so many stories but little in the way of a lead let alone a definitive answer on how this became a thing. 1. I guess thats why hes a fast player because we just try to shoot and run. Hes got the club out before I give him the yardage, and very rarely does he put the club back in. Koepka is also full of praise for his bagman. He knows pretty much what the winds playing and it would be like if he was playing, just probably a little different clubs. That last bit was a subtle dig. Oxman, who first caddied on the PGA Tour in 1972 and kept only Watsons three Senior British Opens, knows this: I have not seen somebody not get a flag now., As for the mystery of how it started, he says, Maybe there isnt an answer. It is a mystery. "He's just one of the best players and to be honest he goes out there and thinks that.". When looking back at the 2018 season for Koepka, it was an impressive run which featured victories at both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship. One truly great guy with even a better attitude. "I've played there a lot growing up but Brooks hits the ball differently than the lines I hit it on," said Elliott, who is good friends with another Portrush native, former US Open champion Graeme McDowell. Deputies took his wife to a mental-health facility that day, and she was charged with arson upon her release. Elliot walks with Matthew Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy at the 2014 Masters (Getty). And I feel pretty fortunate to be able to do that.. Not long after Mickelson and Bones parted ways, Shipnuck reports that Mickelson mailed him the flags from his majors. The majority of those funds go toward travel expenses, which are almost never covered outside of the weekly wage. Elliot and Koepka at the 2016 Ryder Cup (Getty). Ive got a lot of respect for what they do, Chase said after the round. Bernhard Langer with caddie Terry Holt on the 4th tee box during the first round of the 2015 Masters. Your email address will not be published. Eric Schwarz, a down-on-his-luck caddie, saw the U.S. Open flag on the wall at Edwardss house and was inspired. The standard hes found with his iron game these days isnt, understandably, at the level of his boss, but whos really keeping track? I guess he trusts me with all of that. He grew up with 2010 US Open champion Graeme McDowell and is also close friends with Ian Poulter. When the pair finished their last tournament of 2018 in Shanghai, Elliott said, they shared a quiet moment, just shaking their heads in disbelief. Bath Its completely the opposite of what everyone else does.. Thus, the 10 realities down beneath might help you all sort out who he truly is. Ricky Elliott, longtime caddie for Brooks Koepka, is one step ahead of him. (J.D. As Brooks Koepka goes for a third consecutive US PGA Championship, caddie Ricky Elliott, the man hoping to help his boss to more Major glory at TPC Harding Park, shares the secrets to their success. Before joining Koepkas bag, Elliott previously caddied for Ben Curtis and Matthew Fitzpatrick. Getty Brooks Koepka and caddie Ricky Elliott The success of Brooks Koepka on the PGA Tour in recent years has grabbed plenty of attention. Hes not a very demanding guy on or off the golf course. That year, the 18th-hole flag at the Open commemorated Arnold Palmer, its 1960 champion, with a silhouette of him flipping his visor in the air as he famously did after clinching the title. These numbers offer up a baseline idea of what Elliott makes while working alongside Koepka, and were going to take a deeper dive into it. Get insight to top players, instructions & drills and extensive coverage of equipment, Plus tips on how to play better and interviews with the biggest names. Edwards framed the flag and displayed it on his wall at home as if it were a trophy. Koepka is one of the sports promising young guns, a 27 year old Floridian. He was as of late tried positive for COVID-19 on the PGA Tour. Hes also a billionaire. The golf world might spread itself out across multiple countries and continents, but its ultimately a tight-knit community. That qualified as an upscale restaurant for us.. "Ricky Elliott, who caddies for Brooks Koepka, was a guy I looked up to when I was about 12 or 13 because he was pretty much the best junior player here in Portrush," McDowell said. Tom Watson hugs his caddie, Bruce Edwards, after his final round, 18th hole birdie and victory in The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The pin was back right and there was trouble long left and right, Elliott recalled. He was averaging about four rounds per year since he began looping for four-time major winner Brooks Koepka in 2013. Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Then they were like, Do you want the pole? I said theres no way I can take it home with me. Pete Bender, caddie for Aaron Baddeley, looks on during the final round of the 2019 Valero Texas Open. And I love the guy to death.". It seemed like such a good way to engage your feel and I play golf all the time but Id never thought about that. I think its a bit of an honour to do it so he thought it would be good for golf to show that were not all beer-drinking, cigarette-smoking athletes anymore. Ricky Elliott always hoped he could be in the Ryder Cup, the dream of any aspiring golfer from Portrush in Northern Ireland. But the 29-year-old Koepka hasnt done it all by himself. The latest Tweets from Ricky Elliott (@RickyElliott): "The Open coming back home to Portrush. She has 17 flags, but primarily collected caddie bibs, tickets and yardage books, which are stored in boxes at home. H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No. Linn Strickler, aka The Growler for his distinctive voice, isnt sure who made it popular, either. Read next: Koepkas coach Claude Harmon III improves your driving, Bauer Media Group consists of: Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number: 01176085; Bauer Radio Ltd, Company Golfweek cites a story in Forbes which states that caddies would receive 10 percent if a player won the event, seven percent for a top-10 finish and five percent for anything lower. Obviously Rick kind of knows what Im doing before I even do it, but Chase is a hell of a player anyway, he said. New Zealands Sam Pinfold made off with both a Players Championship and British Open flag this year working for Aussie Cameron Smith. (Steve Schaefer/AFP via Getty Images), Tiger Woods talks with caddie Steve Williams during a practice round prior to the 2009 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Hes part of the reason why Ive had the success Ive had. Pictured: Brooks Koepka talks with his caddie Ricky Elliott at the 2019 PGA Championship. To receive GOLFs all-new newsletters,subscribe for free here. 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