[PHOTO: Keyur Khamar]
Next week’s PGA Tour stop, the WM Phoenix Open, is often referred to as “The Greatest Show on Grass”. However, there will be a pretty entertaining show among a different set of golfers on the Monday of the tournament.
Caddie Aaron Flener announced there will be a two-man ambrose among PGA Tour loopers at a Phoenix-area night golf course, Grass Clippings Rolling Hills. The venue was renovated in 2023 ahead of the launch of the Grass League in 2024. And now the par-3 league‘s latest competition featuring a big-money prize might just be its most competitive yet.
“I’ve already asked John Ellis to be my partner,” wrote Flener, J.T. Poston’s caddie, in the tweet. “So back off.”
https://twitter.com/AaronFlener/status/1884712967989846494
It’s certainly a smart move by Aaron. Ellis, who caddies for Wyndham Clark, is a former first-team Pac-10 player during his days at the University of Oregon and the winner of nine pro events before becoming a coach and caddie.
But it seems like that might just be the beginning of the jostling among these guys to find a teammate in the event that will feature a minimum payout of $US10,000. This almost sounds like a scene from “Squid Game”.
Former PGA Tour caddie Willy Wilcox, who will be a highly coveted partner himself, seemed pumped as well.
— Willy Wilcox (@willwilcoxgolf) January 30, 2025
Anyway, good luck to all the PGA Tour caddies out there with playing in the event and finding a partner. Hopefully, there won’t be any too many hard feelings.
