Caddies will be optional when the LPGA makes its scheduled restart in late July.
GolfChannel.com has learned that as part of the tour’s new safety protocols for returning amid the coronavirus pandemic, players will be allowed to carry their own bags for the rest of the 2020 season, if they so choose.
The tour informed its members this is a temporary option designed to protect players who don’t have regular tour caddies, who may feel a heightened risk working with unfamiliar local caddies.
Still, the news didn’t land well among LPGA caddies eager to return when the tour makes its scheduled restart this summer.