Overview
- In mid‑May Garrick Higgo arrived late for his PGA Championship tee time, was assessed a two‑stroke penalty and missed the cut, and he and caddie Austin Gaugert split soon after.
- Gaugert publicly accepted responsibility for the timing lapse instead of blaming others, a response that the coverage says preserved his standing among tour players and caddies.
- By late May Gaugert was working on Dylan Wu’s bag at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Higgo has moved on to caddie Nick Cavendish‑Pell, illustrating how quickly player‑caddie pairings change after costly on‑course errors.
- The episode highlights that caddies handle logistics as well as clubs, that taking responsibility can limit reputational fallout, and that Wu — recently regained full Tour status and struggling for form — may get a short‑term boost from Gaugert’s experience.