Garrick Higgo's caddie speaks out after late penalty disaster at PGA Championship, subsequent split up

Garrick Higgo's now-former caddie has taken work for the South African arriving precocious to his archetypal circular tee clip astatine the PGA Championship.

Higgo, a two-time victor connected the PGA Tour, was penalized 2 strokes for being precocious to his opening circular tee clip astatine Aronimink Golf Club connected Thursday morning. Higgo was connected property, but according to rules officials, helium did not marque it into the "starting point" country adjacent the archetypal tee earlier his 7:18 a.m. tee time.

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Garrick Higgo of South Africa plays his changeable from the 11th tee during the archetypal circular of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans 2026 astatine TPC Louisiana connected April 23, 2026 successful Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

The 27-year-old went connected to sprout 1 nether successful his opening round, but aft shooting 76 connected Friday, helium missed the chopped by a azygous shot. If the punishment had ne'er occurred, helium would person made the play and earned a paycheck astatine the year's 2nd large championship.

Days aft the well-documented punishment and the missed cut, it was reported that Higgo and caddie Austin Gaugert, who was notably connected the tee successful clip earlier the two-stroke punishment connected Thursday, had parted ways.

Garrick Higgo of South Africa walks the 16th spread with caddie Austin Gaugert during the archetypal circular of the PGA Championship astatine Aronimink Golf Club successful Newtown, Pennsylvania, connected May 14, 2026. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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On Wednesday, Gaugert shared a connection astir the concern that unfolded astatine Aronimink and shouldered work for Higgo not being connected clip to the tee.

"I privation to accidental thing astir the incidental with Garrick Higgo being precocious to the tee connected Thursday astatine the PGA Championship. As a caddie, you effort to bash everything you tin to hole your subordinate for contention and I fell abbreviated of that," helium wrote successful an Instagram Story post. "Garrick was knowing passim the concern and handled it with professionalism and class. This has happened to players earlier and volition again. Garrick handled a hard concern with grace, and I privation him thing but occurrence moving forward.

"After moving with Garrick and uncovering the highest occurrence successful caddying, Garrick has go a amended person to maine than conscionable a boss. I volition ever beryllium grateful for that."

Garrick Higgo of South Africa plays his changeable from the ninth tee during the 2nd circular of the Valspar Championship 2026 astatine Copperhead Course astatine Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club connected March 20, 2026 successful Palm Harbor, Florida. (Sam Navarro/Getty Images)

While immoderate successful the play satellite were speedy to constituent a digit astatine Gaugert for not having his brag connected the tee container successful time, hand-holding isn't precisely a portion of his occupation description.

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Higgo is simply a two-time victor connected Tour who has been a nonrecreational since 2019. Getting to the tee connected clip should not beryllium difficult, successful fact, it's the lone casual happening astir playing a play tourney astatine immoderate level, fto unsocial astatine a large championship.

Higgo has hired Nick Cavendish-Pell arsenic his caddie for this week's CJ Cup Byron Nelson.