Longtime PGA Tour caddie Cliff Ellis has lifted the lid on the circumstances that led to him dropping Alejandro Tosti’s bag and storming off the course in the midst of the Biltmore Championship Asheville earlier this month.
Ellis was caddying for the notoriously feisty Argentine Tosti throughout the first spherical of the event in North Carolina when the weird circumstances unfolded, with footage later rising of him dropping the bag on the green and strolling off.
Till now, the precise purpose for the meltdown, aside from Tosti claiming ‘he could not sustain with eight pars in a row’ – had not been revealed, however now Ellis is talking out.
Showing on Tee Field Golf Radio, Ellis started: ‘I acquired no drawback telling you that the entire week this week was simply ludicrous. Lots of simply off the wall and insane issues have been occurring all week between him and I.’
He went on to clarify that Thursday morning acquired off to a ‘actual sizzling begin’ when the pair argued on the driving vary over the location of the bag, a second Ellis described as ‘simply insane.’
It was mid-round that issues actually escalated, although, when the pair have been strolling onto the 18th inexperienced, their ninth gap of the day.
Alejandro Tosti is notoriously feisty and got here to blows along with his caddie in North Carolina
Footage has emerged of the second Cliff Ellis stormed off the course halfway by means of the day
‘I picked a bag up, and he appears at me and he says, “Why is that this umbrella within the bag?”‘ Ellis defined.
‘And I stated, “Nicely, you already know, what if it rains, or what if you wish to use it for solar?” Which is one thing he does typically. You recognize, he’ll pop the umbrella open for the stroll and get underneath it so he does not get within the solar.
‘After which he type of stated one thing. He was like, “Nicely, be silly to have it out right here.” I used to be like, “Nicely, are you planning on carrying this bag?” It is like, “What distinction does it make to you?” And so I simply tried to brush it off.’
Tosti is then alleged to have made a ‘private assault’ at Ellis, which he declined to share on the radio present.
‘So I am like, “you are gonna name me that over this?” I used to be like, “I am gonna allow you to stroll that again actual fast, and we will go ahead.” Nicely, he doubled down on it, so I stated, “you already know what? I’m executed with you, and I am out of right here.” I stated, “I stop.”
Ellis has now revealed the second occurred after Tosti took challenge with the umbrella in his bag
‘He says, “are you kidding me?” I stated, “completely. No, I am not kidding you.” Who desires to be put by means of this?’
Tosti was then left to play the second half of his spherical alone, carrying his personal bag to card a one-over-par 72.
Lately, the golf star has burned by means of caddies, and was beforehand reported to have cursed repeatedly at his then-caddie Ray Yoel throughout a Korn Ferry Tour occasion in 2023.
Earlier this yr on the Valspar Championship, in the meantime, he used his caddie for a extra humorous endeavor, replacing his name on the back of the bagman’s bib with ‘NEED A WIFE’ – seemingly in an attempt to find love in the crowd.
