Ricky Elliott hails from Portrush and Koepka hopes his local knowledge of the course will give him an advantage on a links which has not hosted the Open since 1951. “I texted Brooksky and I said, ‘Mind if I tag along and play a practice round?,” Woods said. Brooks Koepka’s caddie Ricky Elliott will have plenty of home support this week (Richard Sellers/PA). “I probably hear more, ‘Ricky, hey, Ricky, what’s going on?’ than anything,” said the current USPGA champion, who has been with Elliott for six years. It will be a special week for him, for sure.”Asked if his caddie was enjoying the attention, Koepka added: “He has to be.

Source: Irish Examiner July 16, 2019 11:37 UTC