Thomas Frank thought the cameras were part of Ai Miyazato’s typical entourage. The longtime LPGA caddie was surprised to learn the spotlight was on him, as Frank’s peers selected him 2016 HSBC Caddie of the Year.
Frank, who goes by the nickname “Motion,” experienced an emotional 2015 season. Last April, Frank’s house was struck by lightning and caught fire while he was caddying in Hawaii for Kris Tamulis. It took Frank 40 hours to get home to Houston, only to find that firefighters had cut a hole in his roof to put out the fire. Everything inside had collapsed, all the sheetrock and insulation.