Like, I suspect, most journalists who dabble in professional golf, I’ve got a lot of time for a lot of the caddies on tour.
Not only are they wonderfully open (and often indiscreet) sources of information, but they also tend to be good people whose various kindnesses I have benefitted from on many occasions. Quite simply, they are fun and invariably interesting to talk to.
My mind goes back to the 1996 Open Championship. I arrived at Royal Lytham on the