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Golf World Mourns the Passing of a Long-Time PGA Tour Caddie

Published 10/19/2022, 6:00 PM EDT

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Golf is a dynamic sport. It involves the appropriate use of not just physical strength and activeness, but also the use of their mental capabilities. However, golf does not end with its players. The world of golf remains very much incomplete without the Caddies behind the scenes

Caddies play an important role in helping the players deal with the psychological pressures of playing at such a large level causes, along with the other important roles they play in the game. However, the golf world had to face the grief of the sad demise of one of its longtime caddies, recently.

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Golf world dresses in black on the passing of longtime PGA Tour caddie

As is well known, PGA Tour has a long-lasting legacy. Many people have associated themselves with the Tour over the years. It celebrates their joy and sadness as a unit.

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Recently, golf world was faced with saddening news. This was of the demise of a long-time PGA Tour caddie, Doug “D-Bear” Tyla.

 

Earlier this week, one piece from the world of golf went missing. The mourning of Doug has been heart-shattering for near and dear ones, and people who supported him in his role as one of the important caddies on Tour.

Twitter was not far behind in reacting to this extremely sad news. Tyla was lovingly called “D bear.” He will forever be in the loving memory of us all.

PGA knocks on golf world’s door with a big announcement

It is a known fact that for the past few months, the PGA Tour has been dropping one announcement after the other. A few months back in August, they announced the first nine elevated events of the 2022-2023 season.

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Recently, the PGA Tour made yet another huge announcement. They announced the expected elevation of four additional tournaments this season. They include the WM Phoenix Open, the RBC Heritage, the Wells Fargo Championship, and the Travelers Championship.

However, as per some sources, these elevated events won’t be the same in 2024. They said“These events worked with a schedule that had already been announced.”

This latest action of the Tour is said to be a comeback or a response to the threat posed by LIV Golf. Ever since the introduction of LIV Golf to the picture, things have changed a lot for the PGA Tour. The tour is now trying to evolve for the better in order to stay at the top.

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What do you feel about the sad demise of this beloved PGA Tour caddie? Share your opinions in the comments section below.

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Written by:

Daiemah Malik

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Daiemah is a golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having been writing since the age of 12, she has had a keen interest in Golf. Daiemah admires Nelly Korda and Tiger Woods, and would love to see more women excel in the sport.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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