A couple of weeks after Bryson DeChambeau made caddie headlines when his longtime caddie, Tim Tucker, split on the eve of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, another top player has a new face on the bag for the 3M Open.
However, it’s under much different circumstances.
Dustin Johnson, the world’s second-ranked player, is without his usual caddie, brother Austin, after Austin Johnson tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. Keith Sbarbaro, TaylorMade’s vice president of Tour operations, subbed in.
After firing an opening 1-under 70 Thursday at TPC Twin Cities, Dustin Johnson said that he expects his brother back for the WGC-FedEx St.