Yahoo SportBilly Foster, after nearly 40 years on the bag, finally gets his major win at the U.S. Open
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- Matthew FitzpatrickProfessional golfer
Finally, after decades on the bag for some of golfโs biggest names, Billy Foster has his major.
The longtime caddie helped lead Matthew Fitzpatrick to his win at the U.S. Open on Sunday afternoon, and walked off the final green at The Country Club in perhaps the best way possible with a major now in hand.
All yours, Billy. ๐ #USOpen pic.twitter.com/ekIdjgq6IA
โ U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 19, 2022
โIt means the world to Billy,โ Fitzpatrick said after the win. โI canโt tell you how much it means to Billy. Itโs unbelievable. I know itโs something heโs wanted for a long, long, long time. To do it today is incredible.โ
Foster has been caddying professionally for nearly 40 years and has worked with some incredible golfers, including Seve Ballesteros, Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorn, Sergio Garcia and even Tiger Woods. Yet over all that time, he just couldnโt quite get to a major win.
Nearly four decades on the bag all over the world.
Finally, Billy Foster is a major winner. pic.twitter.com/J7ajTqZXbPโ PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 20, 2022
Foster most recently worked with Lee Westwood for 10 years, but the two split in 2018. Thatโs when he first teamed up with Fitzpatrick, which seemed to work out well almost instantly. He was on the bag for Fitzpatrick when he won the DP World Tour Championship in 2020 and at the Andalucia Masters last year.
The duo nearly got their first major last month, too, but Fitzpatrick finished in a tie for fifth at the PGA Championship. Sunday's win was Fitzpatrick's first in the United States on the PGA Tour.
The emotions hit Foster almost immediately on the green, too.
Absolutely incredible, Matt Fitzpatrick, thanks for a brilliant end to Fatherโs Day โณ๏ธ
And to Billy Foster too, so close so many times, what a moment ๐ฅฒ #USOpen pic.twitter.com/qGuBjxjE9dโ Gaz Beard (@Gazzabeard) June 19, 2022
โNormally people have a monkey on their back,โ Foster told ESPNโs Michael Collins. โI had a gorilla on my back โฆ Itโs just like, what a relief after all these years weโve finally kicked one over the line.โ
Now, with that quest over, Foster is ready to celebrate.
Billy Foster is an interviewerโs dream ๐๐ป (๐ฅ: @ESPNCaddie) pic.twitter.com/jk2Y6S62WY
โ Caddie Network (@CaddieNetwork) June 20, 2022
โFirst and foremost it was a relief,โ he said. โBut let me tell you, tonight and next week, I think Iโll have a liver like a football.โ
