Tommy Fleetwood details how the experience of being a caddy can help golfers become better players
Tommy Fleetwood is playing at the Genesis Scottish Open that started on July 11 at the Renaissance Club. After his Thursday round, Tommy Fleetwood joined a press conference, where he shared his valuable insights on being a caddie for in a golf career.
Fleetwood was asked about his thoughts on the experience of caddying for his stepson. In response, he emphasized the fact that a bagman is able to see a golf shot objectively, not being directly involved in it. He added that it was a great experience and wished he could have the same objectivity with his own shot-making.
“I definitely felt like, because I wasn't hitting the shot I have no feeling towards any golf shot. So when you caddying you just see what is the right golf shot, probably, or you give your opinion or you see things very clearly for what they are, because it's not like I'm worried about hitting it left right short long whatever it is. So you just say what it is,” Tommy Fleetwood said. (1:23-1:50)
“So I did enjoy that part of it. I think the way I spoke to Oscar I would love to speak to myself like that a lot more often. And I realized how hard caddying can be at times but I don't really want to tell people that,” Fleetwood added. (1:50-2:06)
Currently, Tommy Fleetwood is tied at T13 with Rory McIlroy and others. His score stands at 5-under.
How much Tommy Fleetwood can win at the Genesis Scottish Open?
The Genesis Scottish Open has a purse of $9 million, of which $1.62 million will be given to the winner. Here's the entire breakdown of the purse:
WIN: $1.62 million
2: $981,000
3: $621,000
4: $441,000
5: $369,000
6: $326,250
7: $303,750
8: $281,250
9: $263,250
10: $245,250
11: $227,250
12: $209,250
13: $191,250
14: $173,250
15: $164,250
16: $155,250
17: $146,250
18: $137,250
19: $128,350
20: $119,350
21: $110,250
22: $101,250
23: $94,050
24: $86,850
25: $79,650
26: $72,450
27: $69,750
28: $67,050
29: $64,350
30: $61,650
31: $58,950
32: $56,250
33: $53,550
34: $51,300
35: $49,050
36: $46,800
37: $44,550
38: $42,750
39: $40,950
40: $39,150
41: $37,350
42: $35,550
43: $33,750
44: $31,950
45: $30,150
46: $28,350
47: $26,550
48: $25,110
49: $23,850
50: $23,130
51: $22,590
52: $22,050
53: $21,690
54: $21,330
55: $21,150
56: $20,970
57: $20,790
58: $20,610
59: $20,430
60: $20,250
61: $20,070
62: $19,890
63: $19,710
64: $19,530
65: $19,350
66: $19,170
67: $18,890
68: $18,810
69: $18,630
70: $18,450
71: $18,270
72: $18,090
73: $17,910
74: $17,730
75: $17,550
76: $17,370
77: $17,190
78: $17,010
79: $16,830
80: $16,650
81: $16,470
82: $16,290
83: $16,110
84: $15,930
85: $15,750
86: $15,570
87: $15,390
88: $15,210
89: $15,030
90: $14,850
Last year, the winner was Rory McIlroy, who came back this year to defend his title. The event has other top-tier golfers like Max Homa, Viktor Hovland, and more.