Best of: Player-caddie combos
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Francis Ouimet and Eddie Lowery
Lowery was only 10 years old when he helped former caddie Ouimet stage the biggest upset in golf history and win the 1913 U.S. Open.
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Jack Nicklaus and Angelo Argea
Argea, instantly recognizable by his gray Afro hairstyle, was on the bag for 44 of Nicklaus' PGA Tour wins.
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Arnold Palmer and Tip Anderson
Anderson caddied for Palmer in Britain for more than 30 years, including Palmer's Open wins at Royal Birkdale in 1961 and at Royal Troon in 1962.
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Gary Player and Alfred 'Rabbit' Dyer
Dyer caddied for Player for 18 years, including Player's 1974 victory in The Open.
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Lee Trevino and Herman Mitchell
Mitchell was the longtime bag-toter for Trevino, who loved to tell stories about "Herman."
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Tom Watson and Alfie Fyles
Fyles was Watson's caddie for The Open, a championship Watson won five times.
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Tom Watson and Bruce Edwards
The story goes that Edwards, Watson's longtime PGA Tour caddie, told his boss to get his chip from deep rough in the 1982 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach "close," and Watson responded that he was going to hole it. Which he did.
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Jack and Jack II Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus liked to rotate caddie duties in the Masters among his sons, and it was oldest son Jack II's good fortune to have his number called in 1986, where he had a front-row seat to watch golf history being made.
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Ben Crenshaw and Carl Jackson
Jackson was Crenshaw's longtime Masters caddie, so when Crenshaw won in 1995 shortly after the death of his mentor, Harvey Penick, Jackson helped him get through the overwhelming emotion of the moment.
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Greg Norman and Pete Bender
Bender won with eight different players during his career, including Greg Norman's 1986 win in The Open.
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Nick Faldo and Fanny Sunesson
In an era when female caddies were extremely rare, Swede Sunesson, a former amateur player, helped guide Faldo to four major championships in nine years.
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John Daly and Jeff 'Squeaky' Medlin
When ninth alternate Daly took Nick Price's place in the 1991 PGA Championship, he took Price's caddie, too. Then he took the championship against all odds.
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Annika Sorenstam and Terry McNamara
McNamara was on the bag of Sorenstam, the LPGA's No. 1 player, for many years.
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Tiger Woods and Mike 'Fluff' Cowan
Cowan was Woods' first regular caddie on the PGA Tour, but he got the sack at least in part because he was cultivating his own celebrity (here he's pictured signing autographs).
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Tiger Woods and Steve Williams
The combative New Zealander was on Woods' bag from 1999 to 2011, but Woods fired him and their relationship soured.
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Tiger Woods and Joe LaCava
Mild-mannered LaCava, who had worked several years for Fred Couples, was Woods' choice to replace Steve Williams.
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Adam Scott and Steve Williams
When Scott won the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Williams threw major shade on Tiger Woods by saying "that's the best win I've ever had."
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Ernie Els and Ricci Roberts
The partnership between Els and Roberts goes back to 1992, but it isn't an unbroken line. Roberts says he's been fired and rehired more times than he can remember.
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Jim Furyk and Mike 'Fluff' Cowan
Even though he was fired by Tiger Woods, Cowan is too good a caddie not to hook on with someone else. Low-key Jim Furyk provided the perfect landing spot for him.
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Fred Couples and Joe LaCava
LaCava was Couples' caddie from 1990 through the 2011 Masters. he was on the bag for Couples' win at Augusta in 1992.
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Dustin and Austin Johnson
DJ's brother is described as being almost as much of a flatliner as he is, which might help explain why they work so well together.
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Bubba Watson and Ted Scott
We keep waiting for fisticuffs to break out the next time Bubba appears to throw his caddie under the bus. But what do we know? They've made it work to the tune of two green jackets.
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Zach Johnson and Damon Green
A top-notch senior player in his own right, Green has been on Johnson's bag since 2004.
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