Caddies will be responsible for the raking of the bunkers at the 2025 British Open, which they do every other week anyway.
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PORTRUSH,NorthernIreland–Therewillbenodedicatedbunkerrakersatthe2025BritishOpenChampionshipatRoyalPortrush.
“It’sachangeforusbutwethinkagoodone,”saidR&AchiefexecutiveMarkDarbonduringhisWednesdaypre-championshippressconference.
ThatisachangeofpracticefortheOpen,whichformorethantwodecadeshashaddedicatedrakersfromtheBritishandInternationalGolfGreenkeepersAssociation(BIGGA)handletheseduties.Thatmeanscaddieswillberesponsiblefortheraking,whichtheydoeveryotherweek,sononeofthecaddieswhospoketoGolfweekfeltitwasabigdeal.
ButBillyHorschel,whotiedforsecondlastyearatRoyalTroonandissidelinedfromcompetingthisyearduetohipsurgery,weighedinviasocialmediathathewasdisappointed.
Nodesignatedbunkerrakersthisweekissuchadisappointment.Iknowthecaddieslovethem,aswellastheplayers.Veryodddecisionbythe@TheOpennottohavethem.@RandAhttps://t.co/9kGKg6lwrX
—BillyHorschel(@BillyHo_Golf)July
