Philip Barbaree and his incredible US Open story straight out a movie as he tells all about extra special caddie
Barbaree Jr was still savouring the moment to remember for a lifetime
Proud Philip Barbaree Jr admits it has been special to sail through at the US Open with his wife Chloe as the caddie.
The duo shared an embrace on the final green on Saturday morning when, having had to sleep overnight knowing he needed a final-hole par upon resumption with Friday halted due to bad weather, hubby survived the nerve-shredding situation to get through to the weekend.
Barbaree Jr was still savouring the moment through his third round 75 and beamed afterwards at the achievement of the second-round moment which sealed his spot alongside the likes of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy for the final 36 holes.
He said: 'Probably a lot of pent-up emotion and stress from sleeping last night or not sleeping last night, just knowing that I pretty much had to come out and make par on one of the hardest holes on the course and then to actually do it, that's what you practice for, that's what you care about. To be able to pull off a shot like that when it matters and then with her on the bag, it's special.
'She's been caddying for about a year now on the bag and it's been awesome. At first it just started as: Will you just caddie for me just for a couple days, I don't have a caddie. Then started playing well. I pretty much made her stick around. I forced her to stick around. She actually enjoys it, but it's great.'
Chloe is delighted to do her bit and said: 'I love it. I always tell him I'm honored that he chooses me as his caddie because I know that's a big role to fill. But I think it just works because I'm there for moral support, whatever he needs. I'm not pushy. I don't know all the facts, so I'm really there for moral support.
'He thinks that I bring a different perspective since I don't have a golf background, I don't play golf, so I see things that maybe others wouldn't see and point it out to him, and it just works.
'Usually my advice that I give him is to not overthink and be confident because I know that he knows what he's doing and when he's confident, he plays the best. So I just say, be confident in your decisions. You know you best. Just play your own game and have fun.'
Barbaree Jr agreed: 'I don't like a lot of information. I'll start thinking way too much. I'll start talking it through with the caddie and just get out of my own head. I'll just do my own thing and for her to be there for support and for her to give me good words whenever I need it or whatever it might be or just to have her there provides some ease and comfort. A really good team.
'Usually she doesn't let me look at the leaderboards and I try not to, but I saw where the cut was on an Instagram post last night and I just told her: I know where I stand and now it just got a lot harder, so help me deal with it. Talked it through and just kind of tried to change my perspective that we're here. No matter what happens, it's been a great week. Fortunately it worked out this time.
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