Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson has a new looper.
Phil Mickelson tabs new caddy for The Masters, remainder of LIV Golf season
In a heartfelt message on social media, Phil Mickelson expressed that his current caddy is retiring.
Jack Milko has been playing golf since he was five years old. He has yet to record a hole-in-one, but he did secure an M.A. in Sports Journalism from St. Bonaventure University.
In a heartfelt message on social media Tuesday morning, Mickelson said that his brother, Tim, who had also served as his caddy, is retiring.
Tim has caddied for Phil since 2017, when the three-time Masters winner split from Jim “Bones” MacKay. The Mickelson brothers have had plenty of success since, including their historic victory in 2021, when Phil became the oldest major champion at Kiawah Island. He bested Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen by two shots to claim his second PGA Championship title.
“I’ve had some great accomplishments in my career, and getting to share them with my brother Tim has been beyond special. I’m very lucky to have had him on the bag for me the past eight years and as my brother for life,” Mickelson posted on X.
“So much has changed since he was single and we started working together. He’s found his life partner, Maranda, they’ve had their second son, and hopefully their family will continue to grow. While Tim is retiring from caddying, I’ll always cherish the many great moments we’ve shared on the course and I look forward to many more special moments off the course too.”
Before caddying for brother Phil, Tim served as the golf coach at Arizona State, guiding Jon Rahm to becoming one of the best amateur players in the world. He then became Rahm’s agent after he turned pro in 2016.
That stint lasted a year, as Tim became Phil’s full-time looper in the summer of 2017. Their first tournament together was the Greenbrier Classic that July, and their last was at LIV Golf—Hong Kong earlier this month.
But now Tim will miss out on caddying once again at Augusta National, where his brother Phil fired one of the best rounds of his career a year ago. Mickelson shot a final round 7-under 65 to soar up the leaderboard and finish in a tie for second alongside Koepka.
Mickelson is now expected to have long-time caddy Jon Yarbrough on his bag, beginning next week at Trump National Doral in Miami, according to Adam Schupak of Golfweek. He will also carry for Mickelson at the 2024 Masters Tournament.
The two took a scouting trip to Augusta on Tuesday.
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.
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