Rory McIlroy launches online contest to find a caddy for the FedEx St. Jude Championship
Rory McIlroy will be participating at the FedEx St. Jude Championship which is the first tournament of the FedEx playoffs. Now, as the Irishman looks forward to the FedEx Cup events, he needs a caddie to assist him for nine holes at the St. Jude Championship. As a result, he has launched an online entry portal.
The BWT Alpine F1 Team has released a form on their website where the interested person can put their email, phone number, name, country and DOB to register for the caddie competition.
If the person is selected then the chosen bagman along with a plus-one gets to fly to TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. The flight tickets and accommodation will be facilitated, along with hospitality tickets at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, by the sponsors including Alpine.
The Instagram handles of Rory McIlroy and the Alpine F1 team shared a post conveying the offer:
Although McIlroy needs a caddie for the nine holes of the first FexEd Cup playoff event, he has a fixed caddie named Harry Diamond. He has stated no reason for his newly launched caddie search.
McIlroy is third on the FedEx Cup list and thus he is surely making an appearance at the FedEx St. Jude Championship as the top 70 on the FedEx standings get to play. Other golfers who are making it to the first FedEx Cup event are Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, Patrick Cantlay and Robert MacIntyre, among others.
There are also golfers whose chances at the FedEx Cup playoffs depend on the 3M Open and the Wyndham Championship, the last two PGA Tour events before the FedEx Cup playoffs, with the St. Jude Championship beginning on August 15. The golfers who are outside the top 70 but have a high chance of selection if they make use of these PGA events are Luke List (71), Lucas Glover (72), Lee Hodges (72) and Keith Mitchell (76), among others.
How was Rory McIlroy's season so far on the PGA Tour?
Rory McIlroy started the 2024 season with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he finished T66. Following that, he played at the Genesis Invitational and the Cognizant Classic, where he finished 24th and 21st, respectively. Then, he played at the Arnold Palmer Invitational to again land at T21.
Next, he played at the Players Championship to finish T19. His form got better in April at the Valero Texas Open, where he finished in third place. Next, he played at the Masters Tournament at Augusta National, the first Major of the year, and landed at T22. The Masters Tournament green jacket was clinched by 2022 Masters winner Scottie Scheffler.
Then, McIlroy participated at the RBC Heritage to land at T33. His next appearance was at the Wells Fargo Championship where he won. At the next Major, the PGA Championship, McIlroy finished at T12. Then, he played the RBC Canadian Open to land at T4. He also secured 15th place at the Memorial Tournament.
Rory McIlroy's next appearance was at the third Major of the year, the US Open, where he lost the trophy by one shot to Bryson DeChambeau. Then, he played in the Genesis Scottish Open and the fourth and final Major, The Open Championship. In the former, he landed at T4, but in the latter, he missed the cut.