Fanny Opens As Morning Line Favorite In Stevie Replacement Stakes
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Veteran caddy Fanny Sunesson has been installed as the bookies 6/4 favourite to take over Tiger's bag. Having caddied for Nick Faldo from 1990 to 1999 and winning four majors with him in the process, and currently working with Henrik Stenson as well as serving as Martin Kaymer's mental coach, the Swedish blonde certainly ticks most of the right boxes.
Tiger's childhood friend Byron Bell who previously caddied for the former World number one is the 13/8 second favourite ahead of Paul Tesori at 7/4, veteran PGA Tour caddie Tony Navarro at 6/1 and Yorkshireman Billy Foster at 8/1.
**Tim Rosaforte takes a serious look at the job vacancy and offers some possible replacement options and where they stand.
At the time, Foster was working for Darren Clarke but is now working for Lee Westwood, the No. 2 player in the world. Although bookmakers have him as the 5/2 favorite to replace Williams, a source in the Westwood camp said Wednesday that Foster, described as "a quiet Yorkshireman," would not leave his fellow Englishman, Westwood. They have been together since 2009. "He's good at what he does," Woods said of Foster six years ago. "I like his personality. He's very competitive, very feisty and very similar to Stevie."
Another strong candidate to be Woods' caddie is Joe LaCava, who was already part of the caddie carousel this year when he left Fred Couples for Dustin Johnson. The question is whether the Woods bag and salary -- Williams was paid a reported $1 million a year -- would entice LaCava to take on the drama.
LaCava has the physical presence of Williams and also has a reputation for being good under pressure, but with Tiger's physical issues and demands to remain quiet with the media, he might stick with Johnson.
