PGA Tour golfer Alejandro Tosti was left to hold his personal bag on Thursday after his caddie walked out on him in the course of his spherical.
Argentine Tosti, 30, was taking part within the first spherical of the Biltmore Championship Asheville on Thursday in North Carolina, when the weird circumstances unfolded.
Tosti was enjoying the 18th gap of The Cliffs at Walnut Cove – his ninth of the day after beginning on the tenth tee – when his caddie Cliff Ellis unceremoniously dropped the bag and determined to name it a day.
It’s unclear precisely why the meltdown occurred, however Tosti was degree par and was having fun with a constructive day on the course when he misplaced his right-hand man.
When requested for a remark over textual content by GolfWeek, Tosti replied: ‘He could not sustain with eight pars in a row’, alongside three sideways laughing emojis.
Tosti is a notoriously feisty character on the PGA Tour and he has burned by way of caddies in recent times.
Alejandro Tosti applies sunscreen firstly of his first spherical on the Biltmore Championship
Tosti solely managed to play 9 holes on Thursday earlier than his caddie abruptly walked off
On Thursday, although, it appeared he was nice by himself as he continued his spherical and carded a one-over-par 72.
The PGA Tour star was beforehand reported to have cursed repeatedly at his then-caddie Ray Yoel throughout a Korn Ferry Tour occasion in 2023.
Earlier this 12 months on the Valspar Championship, in the meantime, he used his caddie for a extra humorous endeavor, changing his identify on the again of the bagman’s bib with ‘NEED A WIFE’ – seemingly in an try to search out love within the crowd.
Tosti heads into this week’s PGA Tour match at No 186 within the FedEx Cup Fall standings, and it’s as but unclear whether or not he could have discovered himself a brand new caddie in time for Friday’s second spherical.
On the Valspar Championship, he went viral for utilizing his caddie to attempt to get himself a spouse
He’s as soon as once more enjoying alongside the American pair of Luke Clanton and Spencer Oxendine, however the trio has a later tee time of 1:49pm for his or her second spherical.
Tosti is tied 103rd on the leaderboard and in want of some birdies if he’s to make the minimize and play on the weekend.
On the high finish of the standings, in the meantime, Irishman Seamus Energy stormed into the lead with three early birdies on Friday morning.
