Joe Skovron will be back at the Presidents Cup bag. Skovron was Rickie Fowler’s longtime caddie. He is now caddying for Tom Kim of the International Team. Kim, at twenty-years old, will be the youngest player in either team at Charlotte’s Quail Hollow Club. Kim was qualified for the International Team by winning the Wyndham Champion, where Skovron also caddied for Fowler. Fowler and Skovron have been a TOUR player-caddie pairing for over a decade, since Fowler became a pro in 2009. Fowler had Skovron on the bag for four Ryder Cup appearances and three Presidents Cup appearances. Quail Hollow was the site of this year’s Presidents Cup, and Fowler won his first five PGA TOUR victories. Tom is thrilled to have Joe on the bag this week, both because of Joe’s experience as a caddy in some of the most important events of the game and also because of his success with Quail Hollow,” Tom Harrison, Tom’s agent, said to PGATOUR.COM. After an amazing summer, Kim is now the third-youngest player ever to compete in the Presidents Cup. He trails only Jordan Spieth and Ryo Ishikawa. Kim placed 32nd in FedExCup, becoming the second-youngest TOUR champion since World War II. Only Spieth was younger. He also posted top-10s at both the Rocket Mortgage Classic (7th), and the Genesis Scottish Open (3rd). After starting the year at No. 131. Fowler and Skovron grew up together in Southern California’s Temecula Valley. Joe and Valarie Skovron ran the Valley Junior Golf Association, where Fowler participated in his first tournaments. Before he became a professional golfer, Skovron was a Division III All-American at La Verne. Skovron hasn’t caddied on TOUR ever since the Wyndham Champion. Fowler was awarded the 125th and last spot in the FedExCup Playoffs. Ben Schomin, a Cobra representative, was on the bag at FedEx St. Jude Championship. Fowler was T6 at the season-opening Fortinet Championship last week with Ricky Romano as his new caddie. Fowler has also recently been back with Butch Harmon, his swing coach.
By: Ben Everill
Title: Joe Skovron returns as Tom Kim’s caddie at Presidents Cup
Sourced From: www.pgatour.com/news/2022/09/19/joe-skovron-returns-as-tom-kim-caddie-at-presidents-cup-rickie-fowler.html
Published Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0400
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