Matthew Lewis/R&A(Photo by Matthew Lewis/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)Rory McIlroy parted ways with longtime caddie J.P. Fitzgerald on Monday, a week after the pair finished T-4 at Royal Birkdale. The four-time major winner has not announced his new loop, but we do have an idea on the short-term replacement.
According to the Telegraph, McIlroy has tabbed friend and businessman Harry Diamond to be on the bag this week in Akron at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Diamond is also expected to be with McIlroy at next week's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. While sources say it's a temporary move, others have speculated the pairing could last longer depending on the performance of the next two weeks.
Diamond is a childhood friend of McIlroy's, playing on the same Ulster youth team and going on to represent the Irish senior team. He was reportedly McIlroy's best man at his recent wedding.
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Mark RunnaclesTROON, SCOTLAND – JULY 28: Paula Creamer of USA looks on at 18th green during the second day of the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open at Dundonald Links Golf Course on July 28, 2017 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)To put it lightly, Paula Creamer hasn’t had the best season. She's missed seven cuts and she’s currently ranked 120th in the world, forcing her to play in a Monday qualifier for the Women’s British Open for the first time. But despite being in unfamiliar territory, Creamer wound up back in the field at this week's major championship.
Coming off a T-13 in the Ladies Scottish Open, her second-best finish of the season, Creamer went straight from her Sunday round to the qualifier at Castle Course at St. Andrews. Her 68 was good enough to tie for second, easily grabbing one of 22 available spots for the 111-player field.
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