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Local links: Jordan Spieth's former caddie to make PGA Tour debut; SMU women to host invitational

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Jordan Spieth (left) and his caddie, Kramer Hickok, look down hole two during a practice round for the HP Byron Nelson Championship Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the TPC Four Seasons hotel in Irving. (G.J. McCarthy/The Dallas Morning News)

Dallas' Kramer Hickok, who caddied for buddy Jordan Spieth at the 2011 Byron Nelson, and UT-Arlington alum Paul McConnell of Garland will make their first PGA Tour starts Thursday at the Shell Houston Open.

Hickok, who played at Trinity Christian Academy-Addison, joined his former Texas roommate in the SHO field by surviving a three-way playoff for the final two open qualifying spots Monday.