After suffering a fall, Tyrrell Hatton's caddie Mick Donaghy will not be on his bag for The Masters, but Jon Rahm hopes to have his regular bagman by his side for his defence of the Green Jacket.
Both Legion XIII players had to make a caddie switch for the final round of the LIV Golf Miami event, but while Hatton will be without his regular man on the bag for a while, Rahm hopes to be reunited with his at Augusta.
Hatton says Donaghy will be out of action for a month after suffering a bone bruise on his shoulder following a fall - so will have a friend on the bag for The Masters this week.
Defending Masters champion Rahm also had to do without Adam Hayes on his bag in Miami through illness, but hopes to have his regular caddie with him as he looks to win back-to-back Green Jackets this week.
Rahm and Hatton went on to win the LIV team prize in Miami, but a much tougher test awaits in navigating Augusta National - and the defending champion believes his regular caddie will recover in time.
"Tyrrell and I both had substitute caddies for different reasons," said Rahm. "Luckily in my case, one of my best friends, Ben Schur, who was a teammate who caddied for me my first few starts on Tour before I found Adam, was here.
"Even though it was a little different, it was a familiar face to be with and somebody I’m comfortable with to talk around. Obviously I feel bad for Adam. Hopefully he gets better soon, which he will. It takes a lot for him not to caddie. Let’s just say that."
Hatton has not been so lucky though, with Donaghy spending time in hospital after his fall and now needing to take a month off.
In his usual style, Hatton joked about the fall, with Rahm also chuckling as the Englishman hinted his veteran caddie may have overindulged at dinner.
"My caddie fell over last night after dinner," said Hatton. "Now, his reputation is an interesting one, so I don’t know how the fall really occurred, but either way, he landed pretty heavy on his shoulder. He spent the afternoon in hospital. He’s had an X-ray. He won’t be caddying for the next month.
"As far as I’m aware he’s got really bad bone bruising, so I think that’s good that he’s not broken anything, but I’ve got a friend on the bag.
"He’s actually flying tomorrow now to Augusta, and he’ll do Adelaide and Singapore if we can get a visa in time for him to do Australia."
