Morning gorgeous
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) June 15, 2017
The U.S. Open is officially here! pic.twitter.com/H0rpIjchmq
Dru will be making his major debut at the 2017 U.S. Open after qualifying as an alternate at a sectional qualifying round earlier this month. His 53-year-old dad failed to qualify for this year’s major but luckily that left him free to caddie for his son.
“I called him when we thought there was a chance I might get in and he asked me, ‘Who do you want to caddie?’ ’’ Dru told reporters. “I said, ‘Well, obviously you.’ He told me, ‘This is your deal. This is your major. This is your career. Don’t pick me just because you think that’s what I would want.’
But the younger Love explained the decision to have his dad next to him this week was a total “no-brainer.”
“He’s played 23 U.S. Opens. He’s seen every single possible thing you can ever see on a golf course, so that was pretty much a no-brainer for me.’’
Good luck to Dru and here’s hoping his first pro appearance on the PGA Tour goes well!
Davis Love III may be the only person to ever play a major, caddie in a major & go in the Hall of Fame in same year. #Milestones
— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) June 12, 2017