He doesnt carry a yardage book, but his golfing IQ is massive. He said, Go down there and grab the cup out of the green and that will be your souvenir. So, I did, and I use that cup in my house all the time to practice my putting. 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? I bumped into him at the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf a few years ago, where he was toting for Ben Crenshaw for old-times sake. 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'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. As for the flag and pole from 1992, it is proudly on display in his bedroom. Then he adds, Back in the day it was just the majors. Brooks Koepka and caddie Ricky Elliott on the third green during the second round of the 2017 U.S. Open (Getty). After successfully defending the US PGA title at Bethpage on Sunday, Koepka will head to Pebble Beach next month looking for a third consecutive US Open victory - a feat only previous achieved by Scotsman Willie Anderson from 1903 to 1905. In 2013 Elliot was in between gigs in Europe, having spent the past few years working for Maarten Lafeber and Ben Curtis. I havent changed what I do from six years ago and I dont think he has either. Perfect match, those two! Matt Fitzpatrick, an up and coming U.S. amateur champion from Sheffield, England, was set to make his Masters debut when he suddenly found himself in need of a new caddie. The bulk of the green was 15 (yards) on and wed said all week if we pitch it 15 on were great. When the pair finished their last tournament of 2018 in Shanghai, Elliott said, they shared a quiet moment, just shaking their heads in disbelief. Brooks Koepka celebrates with caddie Ricky Elliott on the 18th green at Shinnecock Hills. Surely, someone in the caddie yard could help piece the back story together. He got so many flags. I think its a little bit to do with because I was playing at such a high level, and then when I started caddying my game dropped off, I was just never really interested, because the competition had left after I was doing mini Tours. Elliott was on the bag for Dutchman Maarten Lafeber and 2003 Open Champion Ben Curtis before starting work with Koepka in 2013. Edwards framed the flag and displayed it on his wall at home as if it were a trophy. I felt more sorry for him than I did for myself.. It was a long period of not knowing if youre going to have a job. For Ricky Elliott - a former Irish Boys' champion, back in 1994, who graduated from the University of Toledo and subsequently embarked on a playing career that mainly involved competing on . If he somehow pops off the British Open at Portrush, he said, I dont think Im going to be able to work for the rest of the year. Gwk, (Note: This story appears in the December issue of Golfweek.). He finally got there as a caddie, which is not unusual. Im not certain where the tradition of caddies removing the flag from the 18th green started, Williams says. (Soobum Im/USA TODAY Sports). 2 during the final round of the 1999 US Open Championship twin the title. So, now Ive taken the whole pole., Cayce Kerr caddied for 35 years on the PGA Tour, at over 125 majors, for 14 major winners, including nine Hall of Famers and six former World No. Ironically it was Greiner, the experienced caddie of the group, the who made the biggest rookie mistake of them all. What's more, to ensure the Covid doesn't get communicated to other people, Koeka has pulled out from the Travelers Championship. Although the pay for being a caddie is certainly nice when golfers are winning or making cuts, there are obviously plenty of times when things dont go as smoothly. Ive got to believe someone did it a long, long time ago.. Although the exact amount caddies are paid typically wont be disclosed, previous data allows us to get an idea of how much Brooks Koepkas bag man Ricky Elliott makes. We had a laugh about it that day, and I think he was a bit embarrassed. He and his fellow caddies had their own tradition: If your boss won, you bought dinner. Brooks Koepka and his caddie, Ricky Elliott. He just eyeballs it a lot. That bag doesnt get any lighter as the round goes on.. He appreciated the perspective, he said, and could see him and Homa borrowing some of Schauffeles concepts going forward. 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. And I feel pretty fortunate to be able to do that.. 1. He is an alum of the University of Toledo in Ohio. 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. Maybe we play too aggressive in those. "It was worrying. He loves links golf with a particular love of Royal Dornoch and Kingsbarns. 1 from 1985-87. When I got out here in 1987, that was already a thing. It was 220 yards to the middle of the green. Langer has won a remarkable 43 times on the PGA Tour Champions, and Holt grabbed the flag every time. Bender only kept a couple of flags. I cant get a 5-iron there, Koepka pressed. Koepka was also in Europe at the time and in 2013 was playing on the European Tour. That one is framed and hanging in his downstairs TV room. After working together for three years, it was an easy decision to make sure Elliot would be on his bag for the tournament. Thus, doing the maths, he may have been conceived around the year 1978 or 1979. As of Saturday night, with the third round of the 2017 US Open coming to an end, American Brooks Koepka sits tied for second. Its probably a bit of good timing and good fortune. That qualified as an upscale restaurant for us.. When Edwards began dating his second wife, Marsha, she once lit a match too close to him. The US Open paid out $2.16m and the US PGA $1.98m so, on a rough basis of 10 per cent, Elliott probably collected north of $400,000 from those two weeks alone. Thus, numerous individuals scarcely know any realities about his life. Just a few holes into the year in Hawaii, a wrist injury benched his man for three months. What transpired between Hawaii and Colorado was, of course, a career season for Koepka: a successful U.S. Open defense, victory at the PGA Championship and ascending to World No. Northern Irishman Ricky Elliott has been Brooks Koepka's bagman during all four of his Major wins. Assuming thats the case, it would equal out to around a $1,000 bonus which will increase as a player climbs the leaderboard. Ill be getting plenty of good needle, he said at the time. For his two majors, LaCava took the flag and the stick. Hes had the same manager, coaches, and same caddie for the last six years. "What he's just done goes down in history," added Elliott. Then theres Tyrrell Hatton, who was first off on Thursday and put his looper to a speed test by zipping through his round in just 3.5 hours. 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. But its a cool tradition, a huge reward and a special thing. I dont know who started this every week stuff. Ricky Elliott (born in the year 1978 or 1979) is mostly known as the caddie of the famous American golfer, Brooks Koepka. Elliot and Koepka are one of golfs odd couples. 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. Take 2018 for example: Koepka won both the US Open and US PGA, as well as six top 10s, which brought in over $7m. But Brooks said he couldnt play any better than that. Brooks Koepka and caddie Ricky Elliott at the 2016 Masters (Getty). Bones didnt participate in Shipnucks book, and when asked to confirm these details from the unauthorized biography, he declined. But. He was great; it felt like we were at home playing a game on the same team, Schauffele said. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images). We have a lot of fun. Theyve been together eversince. Heres what you need to know about Ricky Elliot. VAT no 918 5617 01 Oh, and he can work that kink out of your neck if you need him to as well. Elliott came to the U.S. for college, and he attended the University of Toledo in Ohio. (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports). 845898). Ricky Elliott remembers crazy year on Brooks Koepkas bag, including a win at the PGA and a memorable major at home in Portrush, Caddie Ricky Elliott rediscovers love for playing golf again during break. native joined GOLF in 2017 after two years scuffling on the mini-tours. Have known Ricky since he landed in Toledo to play college golf. I was there on my own, sitting beside a wee Chinese man waving the flag. Required fields are marked *. As detailed in Alan Shipnucks unauthorized biographyof Mickelson, Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and unauthorized) Biography of Golf s Most Colorful Superstar, Mackay understood and respected that gesture, but 19 more Tour victories would follow, including four majors, and he never got to keep a single flag., During the week of the WM Phoenix Open, Bones hosted a dinner party for players and caddies at his home and without fail he would be asked, Where are the flags?, Thats a giant f you to a caddie, says someone described as very close to Mackay in the Mickelson biography. His age is 42 years of age. How the 18th-hole flag evolved into the caddie trophy may have made a good episode for the show Unsolved Mysteries, but Kerr is convinced it was popularized sometime in the 1980s with the likes of Edwards, DePaul and Fusco counting them as prized possessions. (Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports), Veteran caddie Terry Holt, who is best known as Bernhard Langers loyal sidekick, first came to caddie in the U.S in the 1980s and doesnt recall the flag being treated as a trophy at the time. He doesnt talk down to me and say, well Im the best player in the world, now you can listen to me. He listens to everybody for advice, and then hell have his own take on it. Elliot and Koepka at the 2016 Ryder Cup (Getty). Not everyone will like it, 5 ways the PGA Tour just got better (and 3 ways it got worse! I obviously lost the love of me playing it but Im starting to find it again a little bit. Ricky Elliott, longtime caddie for Brooks Koepka, is one step ahead of him. Portrush caddie Ricky Elliott could become one Irish golf's highest earners this season and pocket more than $1m (880,000) after helping Brooks Koepka win three Majors in 14 months. NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas Golf fans will recognize every player at this weeks Hero World Challenge, Tiger Woods Bahamas invitational tournament. Elliott grew up in Portrush, Northern Ireland. In 1991, Schwarz hooked up withCorey Pavin at the Greater HartfordOpen, and that week they lost in aplayoff. Although hed caddied for his brother plenty of times as an amateur and in last weeks Match this was Chases first go as a Tour caddie. 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. You have to be a friend sometimes and you have to be a psychologist sometimes. By Eric Todisco. Brooks Koepka and caddie Ricky Elliott are back at the Waste Management Phoenix Open this week to defend the title they won in 2021. Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Here's a look at the player/caddie pairs for this week's Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona: Ancer, Abraham Benji Thompson England and Wales company registration number 2008885. But Phil autographed them in comically large letters, which Mackay felt disfigured the keepsakes, Shipnuck wrote. Since the start of caddying I havent really played much golf, Elliott says, so thats actually been one positive out of (this break) I actually started to get my golf game back in a little bit of shape which is really nice.. The majority of those funds go toward travel expenses, which are almost never covered outside of the weekly wage. The American says Elliott, a former Ulster junior golf champion, has played a key role since working with him from 2013. Ricky Elliott knew immediately Brooks Koepka was something special, but admits . The Tiger flag is tucked away in a safe deposit box, in case the house burns down, which could happen, says LaCava. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. The Saudi project is piloted by a man with more hot air than the Hindenburg, and seems destined for the same fate. I'm sure he's going to have his family, his mom and dad will be out there. Brooks Koepka is a four-time major champion and the No. Elliot had worked at the Masters before, so despite the unusual circumstances, he was prepared for what was ahead of him and the young Fitzpatrick. When Couples rallied to win the 2012 Senior British Open at Turnberry, Kerr took the flag into the caddie shack and said to longtime caddie master Willie McDine, This flag belongs in bonnie Scotland., Tom Watsons caddie Bruce Edwards who is stricken with Lou Gehrigs disease takes a break during the second round of the Champions Tour Jeld-Wen Tradition at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club. Hes striping these shots, Elliot has said of their initial meeting. The Northern Irishman attempted to make it as a pro on the mini-tour circuit in America before becoming a caddie, a choice that has reaped dividends in recent years. It was cool. I think he's staying with them that week. He has been Koepka's caddie for 6 years now. Koepka is also full of praise for his bagman. Linn Strickler, aka The Growler for his distinctive voice, isnt sure who made it popular, either. Going beyond that, Golfweek explained that most caddies cover their own travel expenses, as they typically arent factored into pay. Elliott was on the bag for Dutchman Maarten Lafeber and 2003 Open Champion Ben Curtis before starting work with Koepka in 2013. Garrett Johnston is a sports writer who has covered golf for a decade, including 25 major championships. Ricky Elliot is Brooks Koepka's caddie, an amateur chiropractor and one of the few European caddies to ever caddie for an American at the Ryder Cup. Its completely the opposite of what everyone else does.. Harold Varner III jumped two places to World No.49 despite not earning world ranking points at the weekend, Sebastian Munoz and Richard Bland are the latest LIV Golf players to fall outside the top 100 of the world rankings. He then worked at National Club Golfer and Lady Golfer where he was the deputy editor and he has interviewed many of the leading names in the game, both male and female, ghosted columns for the likes of Robert Rock, Charley Hull and Dame Laura Davies, as well as playing the vast majority of our Top 100 GB&I courses. Start the Golf Season off right with InsideGOLF ($100 value - just $20). Caddying pays better. Ricky Elliott, longtime caddie for Brooks Koepka, is one step ahead of him. Were the guys who have worked for him since he was number 200 in the world, and hes still the same guy. Kerr tells the story about how Edwards commandeered the 1982 U.S. Open flag from the par-3 17th hole at Pebble Beach. I have no idea how it started, says Elliott, who won his first major with Koepka at the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills. Powered by. Holt didnt win a tournament between 1993 and 2003. Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: GOLFs all-new 2022-23 ranking is here! And what exactly does he do with all these keepsakes? https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2018/12/13/19th-hole-behind-brooks-caddie-ricky-elliott-reveals-secrets-to-koepkas-success/, Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America, Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, New Rules of Golf: 15 things you need to know for 2019, Major mentality: Brooks Koepka sits atop golf world with chip on shoulder, The Forecaddie: Expect Rory McIlroy to remain fixture on European Tour, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. At regular events I think there is the sense that hes the overwhelming favourite because hes the best in the world. All Rights Reserved. He had started working as a caddie for Lafeber, a Dutchmen, in 2008, and had started making a name for himself. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Hes not a know it all. My job is to keep things light. sometime in my career, he said. 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. I know you cant! Elliott said. The house was gutted in the blaze, and a State Fire Marshals investigator estimated damages to the building and its contents at more than $150,000. A win there by Koepka, Elliott promises, would usher in the mother of all celebrations. Edwards was with Watson, working at the PGA Seniors Championship in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the time. For his part, Elliot was prepared for the reception he might get from some of his fellow caddies once the tournament started. I want to make a collage of them someday, she says. Thats a good question. 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). Both are lying around in a closet. The PGA Tour isn't helping Bryson with its new vow to boot spectators. If a golfer struggles and isnt making cuts (or money), it would mean a caddie is taking home their base salary and nothing beyond that, barring their specific deal being different. 'Absolutely horrendous': Xander Schauffele explains Bay Hill's juicy rough, How LIV Golf's ratings fared in its network TV debut, Driver tosses, flubs and calls to rules officials: Sunday at the Hero was wild, Tour rules official explains why Viktor Hovland was not hit with costly penalty, 'I've never experienced that before': Spieth, Stenson explain rare 2-stroke penalties, Viktor Hovland wins chaotic Hero World Challenge behind brilliant 3-hole stretch, What a disaster: Hero Challenge leader hits five straight chips (!) He loves the pressure of it. The USGA sent it to me. "I'll have to work on my yardage book for Brooks playing it but obviously a little local knowledge doesn't hurt. It's been all right. The standard hes found with his iron game these days isnt, understandably, at the level of his boss, but whos really keeping track? 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. By most accounts, the average weekly base pay for caddies on the PGA Tour runs in the neighborhood of $1,800-$2,000 per week. Brooks Koepka Caddies Salary: How Much Money Does Ricky Elliott Make? What do we make of the PGA Tours new Designated Events Model? He's got a pool room in Northern Ireland and has hung his major flags in the four corners of the room. For Ricky Elliott, 2018 ended much as it began: going downhill fast. So whenever I go back working for him again Im going to start thinking so what would I hit? and then take two clubs off of it. At that point the raucous New York crowds were chanting their support for Johnson but Koepka soon regained control as his challenger faltered with bogeys on 16 and 17. 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. We cant hit it left. I never want to hear what I cant do. All of the bonus money is believed to be added on top of the standard salary he makes as well. Veteran hands with fresh faces serve as a reminder that on Tour, nothing is permanent. "He listens to people around him; he takes advice, he likes to talk to other players, especially Graeme (McDowell) in the early days, finding out what it takes to win a major and have a successful career.". Next to every great player walks a great sidekick and over the next five decades, Bender shouldered the bag for Hall-of-Famers Raymond Floyd, Jack Nicklaus and Lanny Wadkins as well as Greg Norman during his run at World No. Ive spent half my life over here. He asked Nicklaus to sign one and got the signatures of Tiger Woods and Sam Snead on separate yellow flags from the Masters. St. Johns County . 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. With this news, numerous individuals are pondering exactly who this caddie is. Other fresh duos populated Albanys fairways on Thursday, like the now-permanent team of Justin Thomas and Jim Bones Mackay or the new pair of Scottie Scheffler and Ted Scott, legendary longtime looper to Bubba Watson, who first joined Scheffler at the RSM Classic. Koepka had a one-stroke lead over his idol, Adam Scott, and Tiger Woods was charging. He plays at Moortown with a handicap of 6. 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. Man, I hope I get one of those But after trying to make it on the mini tour circuit, Elliott decided to become a caddie instead. Those of us who spend excessive amounts of time watching professional golfers do their thing have grown well-acquainted with the loopers by their side. Take on it Tours new Designated events Model, Adam Scott, and seems destined for the reception might... 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