PGA Tour pro Garrick Higgo had only recently split up with his former caddie. He needed someone else to carry his bag. Came in Austin Gaugert, who’d also split with his former partner, Ryan Moore, and was freelancing. Austin didn’t need money and was hesitant to take up Higgo’s offer. But that changed. Here’s the story behind it.

Austin Gaugert, a native of Lake Geneva, has been caddying for a while. And one of the guys he did it for was Moore, who decided he needed to take a break. Gaugert now had to look for another job, but instead of settling down with one guy, he started freelancing. He caddied for Dylan Wu on KFT, Sami Valimaki at the WM Phoenix Open, then Patrick Rodgers, whose caddie was taking a break following an injury.

Rodgers’ caddie eventually returned. But by this time, Ga

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