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USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Garrick Higgo odds to win the 2025 PGA Championship
Garrick Higgo odds to win the 2025 PGA Championship PGA Championship details and info Date: May 15-18, 2025 May 15-18, 2025 Course: Quail Hollow Club Quail Hollow Club Location: Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC Previous Winner: Xander Schauffele How to watch the PGA Championship Thursday: ESPN, The Golf Channel ESPN, The Golf Channel Friday: ESPN, The Golf Channel ESPN, The Golf Channel Saturday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), ESPN, NBC (WBGH-Binghamton, NY) CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), ESPN, NBC (WBGH-Binghamton, NY) Sunday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), ESPN, NBC (WBGH-Binghamton, NY), NBC (WBIR- Knoxville, TN) Watch golf on Fubo! Higgo odds to win the PGA Championship PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:07 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Higgo odds to finish in the top 5 at the PGA Championship Higgo odds to finish in the top 10 at the PGA Championship Other betting markets for Higgo at the PGA Championship Higgo recent performances Higgo, who participated in 19 tournaments over the last 12 months, secured one win and two finishes in the top 10. Higgo has won one of the past four tournaments he's played. Higgo will try to extend his streak of made cuts to nine by qualifying for the weekend in this tournament. In his last two trips to this event, Higgo placed 64th in his only finish.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Highlights: Truist Championship, Round 1
Higgo 'excited' to play against PGA Tour's best Take a look at the Aon Next 10 and Swing 5, headlined by Garrick Higgo, who chatted with Todd Lewis about his momentum heading into the PGA Tour's Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club. 1:39 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
USA Today
24-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
This out-of-work caddie may be having the 'greatest season of unemployment'
This out-of-work caddie may be having the 'greatest season of unemployment' Austin Gaugert isn't earning Ted Scott-type money as a caddie on the PGA Tour (yet!) but he may be having the 'greatest season of unemployment.' Gaugert, who started caddying in 2016 and whose brother Alex is on the bag of Erik van Rooyen, enjoyed a victory on Sunday at the Corales Puntacana Championship during his three-week trial working for Garrick Higgo, and earned at least $72,000, or 10 percent of the $720,000 winner's check. Not a bad haul for Gaugert, who had been on the bag for veteran Ryan Moore for the last year and a half. But Moore, 42, texted Gaugert that he might not play much this season and if he wanted to find a full-time bag, he had his blessing to go look for another job. Moore hasn't teed it up this season while Gaugert has picked up work for four different players already this season. First, Gaugert caddied for Dylan Wu on Korn Ferry Tour and one week at the Tour's Farmers Insurance Open. While flying home from one week working for Sami Valimaki at the WM Phoenix Open, Gaugert got a call from veteran pro Patrick Rodgers, who was in need of help with his regular caddie sidelined with an injury. They had a successful run with Rodgers finishing T-3 at the Genesis Invitational, T-25 in Mexico and T-18 at the Cognizant Classic. Indeed, Rodgers played his way into the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill (T-22) via the Aon Next Five. But then Rodgers caddie was ready to return and with his pockets lined with cash, the out-of-work Gaugert joined his brother and dad for ski trips to Tahoe and Salt Lake City. That's where he was when his brother got a text from Higgo, a South African who had finished 150th on the FedEx Cup list the year before and was splitting time between the PGA and Korn Ferry tours, saying he was looking for a caddie. Alex suggested Austin, and Higgo replied, 'I'll take him.' But when Higgo texted Austin and asked him to work a Korn Ferry Tour event in Savannah, Georgia, he was reluctant to take the job. 'I just made some money and I was ready to sit at home. I was having a great time skiing. The snow was awesome,' he recounted during an interview on Sirius/XM's PGA Tour Network. But work is work, and in his first week of a three-week trial, Higgo finished T-3. 'Maybe he's really good,' thought Gaugert. One week later, Higgo, 25, closed in 72 and was the beneficiary of Joel Dahmen's collapse. He lifted his second trophy on the PGA Tour at the Corales Puntacana Championship, an opposite-field event in the Dominican Republic. 'Probably one of the best feelings in the world,' Gaugert said of being on the bag for a champion. This week, Gaugert is on Higgo's bag at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where Higgo is playing with Ryan Fox in the two-man team event. On the Sunday night flight to the Big Easy, Gaugert turned to Fox and said he was going to need him to play his heart out for him in his final week of his three-week trial with Higgo. Otherwise, it could be back to the unemployment line. 'I want to make sure I keep this job. It's paying pretty good,' Gaugert said. Indeed, it has. Maybe not at the level of Scott, who banked seven figures lugging Scottie Scheffler's bag last season, or even Joe Greiner, the former caddie of Max Homa who filled in for Matt Minister on Justin Thomas's victory at the RBC Heritage and earned more than $400,000 — but a pretty good haul for an out-of-work caddie. 'I've been telling people I've had maybe one of the greatest seasons of unemployment,' Gaugert said.
Irish Daily Star
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Star
PGA Tour caddie has 'greatest season of unemployment' after brutal text from golf star
After professional golfer Ryan Moore advised him to find a full-time job, caddie Austin Gaugert has ironically experienced the "greatest season of unemployment" following a recent $72,000 windfall for assisting Garrick Higgo. Higgo, a PGA Tour star , recently claimed the Corales Puntacana Championship 2025, earning $720,000 after hiring Gaugert on a three-week trial. This isn't the only instance of a golfer achieving success with a new caddie, as Justin Thomas won the RBC Heritage with a last-minute replacement who previously worked with Max Homa. Gaugert has essentially worked as a freelance caddie this season but may become Higgo's permanent caddie moving forward. It's been a remarkable year for Gaugert, who was considering a career change before an unexpected opportunity arose. Read More Related Articles Xander Schauffele has two reasons to stop Rory McIlroy from winning more majors Read More Related Articles Ernie Els showed his true colors in meeting with 'nervous' Amanda Balionis Moore didn't let Gaugert go due to poor performance but was honest about his limited competition schedule this season. "I changed up caddies for these fall events, and I think we hit it off right away and had good mojo and just played well together," Moore said, praising Gaugert. "I think he was a big part of it. Just a good, positive guy that was encouraging me and keeping my stress level pretty low." However, Moore's suggestion that Gaugert look for a new job has ultimately led to a more lucrative outcome for the caddie. In a chat with SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio, Gaugert reminisced about his recent victory alongside Higgo and discussed the unique nature of this year. "It's actually been one of the weirdest caddie years of my career," he remarked. "I've been out caddying for about ten years now, I started in 2016, and I caddied for Ryan Moore for about the last year and a half. So the whole 2024 season and like the fall of the 2023 season. "And he texted me at the beginning of the year like, 'Hey dude! I don't know how much I am going to play. If I were you and you really wanted to find a full-time job, I would probably go look for a few jobs. "So I was like okay. I started the year with an asterisk of unemployment, and then I went and caddied for Dylan Wu on the Korn Ferry and then at Torrey Pines. Then I got asked at Torrey Pines to do a one-week trial with Sami Valimaki. I was flying home from the one week in Arizona, Patrick Rodgers called me. This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Get Peacock Get Peacock starting at $7.99 Looking for more to watch ? Peacock has hit shows, movies, live sports, and more. You can watch popular titles like The Traitors, Yellowstone, and Love Island USA, along with golf tours, NFL games, and Premier League matches all in one place. Peacock offers plans starting at $7.99 a month and you can cancel anytime. $7.99 Peacock Subscribe Here "I filled in for him three other times. He called me. His caddie was having hernia surgery. He's like, 'Hey, do you wanna work the next three weeks?' We played so well at Genesis, Mexico, and Palm Beach that we actually got in Bay Hill. "We finished third in Genesis, 25th in Mexico, 18th at Palm Beach. So then, I went and caddied Bay Hill for him too. Finished 22nd there. I was like okay, I made some money. So now, I don't know. I am still unemployed because his caddie came back." Gaugert was all set for a family getaway when Higgo rang him up with an offer. Cutting his vacation short, Gaugert took the chance, which resulted in yet another hefty payday. "He's like, 'Hey, do you want to come down to Savannah?' And I'm like, I mean, not really. I just made some money," Gaugert confessed. "I was ready to sit at home. I was having a great time. I've been telling people I've had like, maybe like the greatest, one of the greatest seasons of unemployment ever."
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'I'm in a little bit of shock': Final-round heartbreak at the Puntacana for Dahmen
'I'm in a little bit of shock': Final-round heartbreak at the Puntacana for Dahmen Apr. 21—An incredible, record-breaking first three days ended in "shock" and heartbreak for Joel Dahmen at the Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. After breaking the course and 36-hole records at the site of his only previous PGA Tour victory, the Clarkston native bogeyed his final three holes of the fourth round to fall one shot out of first place. Advertisement Dahmen's three straight bogeys included a miss from 1 foot on No. 17. "I think I'm in a little bit of shock, honestly," Dahmen said. "It's not how you win a golf tournament, I'll tell you that. I don't deserve to win it." Dahmen had a final-round 76 and a 275 total. His first three rounds were 62, 66 and 71. A heavy wind on the final two days played a factor in lower scores across the board. Garrick Higgo of South Africa won the event with a 72 on Sunday and a 14-under 274 total. It was the second ever PGA Tour event for Higgo, stealing what would have also been the second for Dahmen. Advertisement The 25-year-old Higgo's first win was 2021's Palmetto Championship. The 37-year-old Dahmen's was the Corales Puntacana Championship that same year. Daily headlines, straight to your inboxRead it online first and stay up-to-date, delivered daily at 7 AM "This one could take a while to get over," Dahmen said. "It's one of those things you learn more in defeat, unfortunately. I don't know what I'm going to learn from this yet. I still think I'm in a little bit of a shock." The shot that may take the longest to get over was the 1-foot par putt that lipped around the left part of the cup. Advertisement "I don't know what happened with the short one on 17," Dahmen said with a sigh. "I'm obviously nervous, but unfortunately I'm prone to that at times." Dahmen missed a tougher 8-foot putt for his final bogey on No. 18. He had birdies on Nos. 4 and 11. He tied for second with Alejandro Tosti (68), Keith Mitchell (71), Jeremy Paul (72) and Michael Thorbjornsen (73). Thorbjornsen missed a 4-foot par putt on 18. Dahmen said he tried to use his nervous adrenaline to attack and stay on the offense, and that he was in a good head space, but his body just didn't cooperate at times. "I tried to stay aggressive with my golf swings, and I did," Dahmen said. "But it just didn't work out. It sucks."
