{"id":901539,"date":"2026-09-19T10:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/901539\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T10:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:04:12","slug":"tour-pros-caddie-walks-off-mid-round-at-biltmore-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/901539\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour Pro’s Caddie Walks Off Mid-Round At Biltmore Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s no secret that professional golfers replace their caddies, but it’s rare that we see a player-caddie relationship end midway through a competitive round.<\/p>\n

Playing the Biltmore Championship<\/a>, Alejandro Tosti and his caddie, Cliff Ellis, started the event on the back nine on Thursday, with the pair making eight pars in a row as they came to the 18th.<\/p>\n

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Sitting level-par, the duo were walking up the fairway in what appeared to be a heated discussion, before Ellis was then seen removing his bib and walking off the course.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udfcc\ufe0f\u270c\ufe0f #WALK OFF: Alejandro Tosti\u2019s caddie Cliff Ellis quit on him part way through round 1 of the Biltmore Championship in Asheville on Thursday. Ellis ripped off the caddie bib & walked off, forcing Tosti to pull someone from the crowd & caddy for him \ud83e\udee8 pic.twitter.com\/A7T2B4SYfsSeptember 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The reason for the walk off is unclear, with Tosti<\/a> forced to enlist a spectator from the gallery to caddie for him the rest of the round.<\/p>\n

Making nine pars for the first nine, two birdies, three bogeys and four pars meant a one-over-par 72 on Thursday, with a level-par second round on Friday meaning the Argentinian missed the cut by four strokes.<\/p>\n

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It’s not the first time we have seen incidents involving Tosti. Back in 2023, he was suspended during the Korn Ferry Tour’s playoffs<\/a> for conduct unbecoming a professional.<\/p>\n

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Tosti during his first round of the Biltmore Championship on Thursday<\/p>\n

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Two years later, in 2025, the broadcast team at the Texas Children’s Houston Open claimed the Argentinian was deliberately playing slowly to put off his playing partner, Min Woo Lee.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Following the accusation, Tosti responded to Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine, stating: “Bones (Jim Mackay)<\/a> talking s**t for the fans. Saying l am walking 50 yards behind and \u201ctrying to slow playing my partner\u201d.<\/p>\n

“The part you don\u2019t see is that l used the restroom and prepared myself a drink.”<\/p>\n

Returning to the Biltmore Championship where, at the halfway stage, it’s Neal Shipley who leads, with the American 15-under and one clear of Ben Kohles.<\/p>\n