SAN DIEGO – For the second straight week, Justin Rose is preparing to take on a PGA Tour venue without his longtime caddie by his side.
Rose finished T-34 last week at the Desert Classic while his regular looper, Mark Fulcher, underwent heart surgery in New York. With Fulcher still on the mend, the world No. 1 will play this week’s Farmers Insurance Open with veteran caddie Gareth Lord on the bag. Lord, who caddied for Henrik Stenson for several years before the pair split last fall, was on the bag for Rose in Palm Springs and is expected to bridge the gap until Fulcher’s return.