Fluff is passionate about playing the game and toyed with the idea of turning professional. The week of the Players Championship, after Furyk had parted ways with caddie Steve Duplantis, Fluff got a phone call. Fluff has worked for Furyk for 21 years and still going strong. Together, Furyk and Fluff won the U. To commemorate those sub rounds, Fluff framed his pin sheets for his boss.
Back to Fluff, who still remembers one instance at the par-3 16th at Augusta National where they were in-between clubs and Fluff recommended a comfortable 5 iron over nuking a six.
Only Pete Bender and Andy Martinez who started in have been caddying on Tour longer, but both took extended breaks. Tiger and Fluff share a laugh on the range at the Quicken Loans.
How much more mileage is left in Fluff? Three years ago, he said he wanted to hang on long enough for his daughter, Bobbie, to graduate high school. That would be next spring. Earlier this year, Fluff hobbled around and missed a few pro-ams and practice rounds. But he could be in store for a new lease on life later this year, when Furyk turns 50 and becomes eligible for PGA Tour Champions. Whenever Furyk makes the jumps, Fluff will be able to use a golf cart until the tournament starts on Friday the vast majority of senior tournaments banned the use of golf carts during tournament play in and most of them are only 54 holes rather than the typical hole grind on the junior circuit.
Auclair is the Director of Content for The Caddie Network and has covered professional golf since , traveling to over 70 major championships.
Great story fluff, it tells us all what a good man you are, and where your priorities in life are. Always have admired you! Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email. Intro Caddy Gender male. The details from wikipedia. He previously lived in Columbus, Ohio. Senior Open. You would think that at the ripe old age of 73, Mike Cowan would be enjoying his retirement. That is certainly not the case.
Cowan is still caddying in , having been on the bag for Jim Furyk at the U. Senior Open as recently as July He has earned almost all of his wealth by caddying some of the highest-profile names in golf. These TV ad spots and endorsements also helped pad his wealth by a significant margin according to some accounts. Mike Cowan began his career in when he picked up the bag for Ed Sabo. He caddied for Sabo for two years before working with Peter Jacobsen in The two had an impressive run of 18 years together, picking up 6 PGA Tour wins in the process.
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