PALM HARBOR, Fla. – A cougar is on the prowl at Innisbrook.
The PGA Tour is introducing a handful of “spring break” initiatives at this week’s Valspar Championship, offering votes on player superlatives and the option of playing music during Wednesday’s pro-am. But they’re also allowing players to replace their last name on caddie bibs with a nickname or social handle during competitive rounds, an option that has allowed a few members of the field to get creative.
Count among that group Joel Dahmen. Or, as he’d prefer to be called this week, the Leaping Cougar.
That’s the nickname that is splashed across the back of Dahmen’s caddie, Geno Bonnalie, this week outside Tampa.