Tommy Fleetwood secured his best-ever result at The Masters in 2024. He carded four rounds of par or better, finishing T3 alongside Max Homa and Collin Morikawa. Scottie Scheffler won his second Green Jacket, four strokes ahead of Major championship debutant, Ludvig Aberg.
Fleetwood’s regular caddie, Ian Finnis, was forced to stay on the east side of the Atlantic during Masters week after contracting a chest infection. As a result, the Englishman called on former Augusta National caddie master, Gray Moore to fulfil Finnis’ duties.
With Moore at his side, Fleetwood produced consistently excellent golf
With Moore at his side, Fleetwood produced consistently excellent golf and earned a very healthy $1,040,000 in prize money. Caddies typically earn 10% of a player’s prize money for a win and between five and eight per cent otherwise. Given Fleetwood finished so high up, Moore may have taken home $83,200 for his week’s work.
Fleetwood praised his temporary caddie, calling him “a wonderful human being.” He said, “We had a great week. I’ve known Gray since I first came to Augusta and I asked him to caddie this week. Yeah, it was always going to be a fantastic weekend when we made it through to the weekend together.”
Fleetwood was not the only English player to go without his regular bagman, as Tyrrell Hatton’s caddie, Mick Donaghy, suffered a bad fall days before the first Major of the year. Hatton employed one of his friends to loop for him at Augusta, and the combination appeared to work quite well, with the LIV golfer claiming a T9 finish.
The strong showings from the English contingent at the Masters were a positive sign for the state of European golf. With several players like Fleetwood and Hatton performing well without their usual caddies, it demonstrated the depth of talent within the European ranks. This bodes well for the upcoming Ryder Cup, where Europe will look to reclaim the trophy from the United States.
