{"id":272559,"date":"2025-11-20T00:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/272559\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T00:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:33:13","slug":"multiple-pga-tour-winner-confirms-hes-linking-up-with-ex-caddie-for-possible-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/272559\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple PGA Tour winner confirms he’s linking up with ex-caddie for possible farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kevin Kisner has confirmed he is linking up with his former caddie ahead of what may be his final event as a fully exempt PGA Tour<\/a> pro.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kisner, 41, is in the field for this week’s RSM Classic<\/a> at Sea Island Golf Club. The $7m tournament is the final event of the FedEx Cup Fall season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The American has been struggling with injuries over the past couple of years and played this season on a one-time PGA Tour career money list exemption.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has played 16 events this year and has spent the rest of his time serving as the lead golf analyst for NBC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At No. 194 in the standings, Kisner needs a win this week if he is to be fully exempt next season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Only the top 100 get their cards whilst those between 101-125 get conditional status.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Should Kisner fail to win, it would not be the end as he would be able to play a few tournaments owing to his past champion status.<\/p>\n

But some might argue it could mark the beginning of the end, given the increasingly cutthroat direction of the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

Kisner has confirmed to Golfweek<\/a> that he has decided to ask his former caddie Duane ‘Dewey’ Bock to carry his clubs this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bock was his full-time caddie for 14 years and was on the bag for all four of his PGA Tour victories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“I tell him all the time that I personally raised his kids,” Kisner joked. “He’s still one of my best friends and we talk all the time.”<\/p>\n

Bock now caddies full-time for Sepp Straka. The Austrian helped Europe to a 15-13 away Ryder Cup<\/a> victory at Bethpage Black in September and is taking an extended break from the sport to care for his sick son, who was born prematurely. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Kisner also confirmed that he is contractually obliged to work 10 events for NBC next season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Which players are in danger of losing their PGA Tour cards?<\/p>\n

Several notable players in the field this week need a big performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

England’s Matt Wallace (102) has endured mixed results this year. He came very close to making the European Ryder Cup team but has otherwise struggled a touch for consistency. He needs to make the cut if he is to have any chance of keeping his card.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nine-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar (113) also finds himself with plenty of work to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joel Dahmen, of Netflix fame, has struggled for the second consecutive year. It led to his surprising split with caddie Geno Bonnalie. At 117 in the standings, he needs a huge week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, the captain of the 2026 United States Presidents Cup team, Brandt Snedeker, is in danger of losing his card. Snedeker is 126th in the standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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