Golf Live: While Tiger Woods recovers from surgery, his longtime caddie Joe LaCava will be on the bag for Patrick Cantlay at the Wells Fargo Championship this week.
LaCava has Woods’ “blessing,” according to the Golf Channel, and is anticipated to remain with Cantlay for “the foreseeable future.”
In order to treat post-traumatic arthritis caused by the damage to his right foot he incurred in a vehicle accident two years ago, Woods recently disclosed that he underwent a subtalar fusion treatment.
Midway through his third round at Augusta National’s The Masters last month, the 15-time major champion withdrew due to an ailment. The 47-year-old is currently facing another extended absence from the game because it was only his second start of the season.
Matt Minister, who has been Cantlay’s caddie since 2017, will be replaced by LaCava. The duo previously collaborated at the 2021 Northern Trust, with Woods still recovering from his automobile accident earlier that year and the Minister absent owing to Covid-19.
In his pre-tournament press conference prior to the Wells Fargo, Woods’ close friend Justin Thomas addressed LaCava’s pairing with Cantlay and stated that he is “as loyal as loyal gets” to Woods.
Thomas remarked on LaCava, “There’s so many guys out here that would have him caddie in an instant.”
“Joe is not the kind of person who would act in that way when he was being loyal to Tiger and Tiger was probably ordering him to go caddie or do whatever. He is incredibly loyal.
“He is a caddie and competitive at the same time, though. They genuinely enjoy being in that situation, enjoying caddying, and enjoying winning golf tournaments. That undoubtedly played a role in his choice as well.
“Of course, I don’t know the specifics, how long it’s been, or what’s happening, but I do know that if Tiger didn’t approve that, it would never ever, ever be done.
“There was undoubtedly some sort of conversation going on there.”
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