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In an unlikely pairing an English amateur golfer is being caddied by an English sports reporter at this year’s US Open.  After Sean O’Hair pulled out of the tournament with a chest injury Gary Wolstenholme stepped into the breach, as the first alternate player, to partner Richard Sterne and Hunter Mahan at Torrey Pines. 

As an amateur Wolstenhome is on a limited budget so invited BBC Radio Five Live (a News & Sports radio station) reporter Andrew Cotter to caddie for him. Cotter’s golfing experience seems to be limited to representing Scottish Schools at golf against England. Scotland lost.

Cotter joked that he was asked because he was the only person with the right shoes and also capable of lugging round the massive Tour bag.  Although Wolstenhome was already in San Diego, as a reserve he had been unable to practise on the South Course so both player and caddie start with very little preparation.

Interestingly, as a regular member of the Walker Cup team, Wolstenhome was the last player to beat Tiger Woods when he was an amateur - I wonder if this is an omen?  Should the unlikely duo pull off the impossible, then film rights beckon, with the only contention being which one of them should be played by George Clooney.

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