Sepp Straka and Duane Bock didn’t waste any time. Of their first occasion collectively, on the 2023 John Deere Traditional, Straka shot a final-round 62 to choose up his second profession PGA Tour victory.
He credited his caddie Bock, too, whom he was borrowing from Kevin Kisner, who was taking a while away from the sport.
“I believe he does a fantastic job of simply sticking with one shot at a time,” Straka stated of Bock that week on the Deere. “He’s a really skilled man and nonetheless likes to have lots of enjoyable on the market, however whether or not I’m two over or taking part in nice, he’s unchanged. He’s nice at simply sort of not exhibiting any kind of emotion a technique or one other. He’s on [to the] subsequent shot, it doesn’t matter what.”
The success continued two weeks later, after they tied for second on the Open Championship. This yr’s been good, too. In 20 begins, Straka has made 14 cuts and completed within the prime 25 10 instances. He’s 18th within the FedEx Cup standings and in place to make it to the Tour Championship.
Straka was the visitor on GOLF’s Subpar podcast this week and defined how Bock obtained on his bag, and seems it was Kisner’s concept to make it full-time.
“Kiz texted him and was like, ‘Hey, in the event you haven’t given this any thought, you need to simply go forward and leap on Sepp’s bag,’” Straka stated. “I used to be clearly very proud of that as a result of it’s labored nicely since then too.”
Bock was additionally with Straka when Europe beat the U.S. on the 2023 Ryder Cup, though Bock needed to change allegiances.
“Earlier than I used to be picked he had a USA yardage ebook cowl,” Straka stated, “and the opposite caddies have been giving him a fairly exhausting time.”
The duo certified for one more big-time worldwide occasion this week: the 2024 Olympics, with Straka competing for Austria. You possibly can watch the whole interview with Straka beneath.
