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Todd Lewis and the Golf Central crew react to Justin Thomas’ surprising split with veteran caddie Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay, explaining why the move was unexpected ahead of play at Augusta and what’s next for Thomas. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #JustinThomas

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Justin Thomas, caddie Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay part ways in a ‘big surprise’ | Golf Central | Golf Channel
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>>> A BIT OF BREAKING NEWS. THIS MAY HAVE CAUGHT YOU BY SURPRISE. A WEEK BEFORE THE MASTERS, JUSTIN THOMAS ANNOUNCING THAT HE AND HIS CADDIE HAVE PARTED WAYS. SNUCK UP ON ME. THE TWO HAVE BEEN PARTNERED GOING BACK TO 2021. JT IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CADDIE.

HERE WAS THE STATEMENT HE RELEASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, LET’S WELCOME IN TODD LEWIS. A WEEK BEFORE THE MASTERS, WHY MAKE THIS DECISION? >> THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION. IT’S A BIG SURPRISE THAT THEY HAVE DECIDED TO PART WAYS. CONSIDER THAT BONES IS AN ELITE

CADDIE. I HAD DAYS GO BACK TO THE 1990s. JUSTIN THOMAS IS A MAJOR PLAYER. THEY HAVE WON MULTIPLE TIMES. WON A PGA CHAMPIONSHIP. IF YOU GO BACK TO 2023, JUSTIN THOMAS REALLY LOST HIS MOJO. HE DID MAKE THE FEDEXCUP PLAYOFFS. HE DID PLAY BETTER IN THE BEGINNING OF 2024.

FOUR TOP 12 FINISHES. HIS LAST TWO STARTS, HE MISSED THE CUT AT THE PLAYERS. HE IS A FORMER CHAMPION THERE. HE BARELY MADE THE CUT AT VALSPAR AND FINISHED TIED FOR 64th. THINGS WERE NOT AS GOOD AS THEY WERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

YOU SEE THIS IN SPORTS. TEAMS MAY NOT BE CLICKING AND DECIDE TO CHANGE LINEUPS, COACHES. ULTIMATELY, JUSTIN THOMAS AND BONES HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A CHANGE. HE IS GOING WITH A DIFFERENT CADDIE. BONES, WHAT’S HE GOING TO DO NEXT? THAT’S A MYSTERY. HE IS QUIET RIGHT NOW.

COULD HE SHOW UP ON AUGUSTA NATIONAL ON SOME PLAYER’S BAG? IT’S POSSIBLE. NOT SURE IF THAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT. COULD HE BE ON THE PGA TOUR? THAT’S A POSSIBILITY AS WELL. HE IS AN EXCELLENT BROADCASTER. DID A LOT OF GREAT WORK FOR NBC AND THE GOLF CHANNEL.

HE HAS OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD. >> THE MAN CERTAINLY HAS SOME OPTIONS. ANY WORD FOR JT ON A REPLACEMENT? IT’S A VETERAN CADDIE. MATT MENISTER. HE HAS BEEN ON THE TOUR FOR A WHILE WITH NICK PRICE. HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH PATRICK CANTLAY. HE WAS REPLACED — PATRICK

CANTLAY DID REPLACE HIM LAST YEAR. HE IS KNOWN AS REV ON THE PGA TOUR. HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A GOOD BAG. HE HAS GOT A GOOD BAG IN JUSTIN THOMAS. THOMAS HAS A VETERAN CADDIE. WE WILL SEE HOW THAT MARRIAGE WORKS.

>> IT SEEMED LIKE THOMAS AND BONES WERE GOING TO LAST A WHILE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOT START THAT JT GOT OFF. BACK-TO-BACK POOR STARTS, THEN A CADDIE SWITCH, WHAT’S HIS MINDSET LIKE? >> THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION. LOOK BACK AT LAST YEAR WHEN HE WAS STRUGGLING.

HE WANTED TO TAKE MORE OWNERSHIP OF HIS SWING, OF HIS PUTTING. MAYBE HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO TAKE MORE OWNERSHIP ON THE GOLF COURSE. WHEN HE IS THERE, HE HAS A STRONG VETERAN CADDIE BUT HE MAY SAY, I WANT TO TAKE CONTROLS MORE WHEN I’M TRYING TO NAVIGATE

AROUND THE GOLF COURSE AND MOVING FORWARD. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO LOOK AT THIS. YES, HE IS EXCITED. HE HAS A NEW FACE ON THE BAG. THAT MAY GIVE HIM A DIFFERENT ENERGY COMING INTO THIS YEAR’S MASTERS. OR THIS MAY BE A FEELING OUT

PROCESS AND IT MAY TAKE HIM A FEW EVENTS TO FEEL OUT MATT AND FOR MATT TO FEEL OUT JUSTIN THOMAS. WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE

11 Comments

  1. The next thing that needs changing is this S Kaufman nonsense! So much time blabbing amount nothing! The x should be used to follow some of the less known golfers!

  2. If JT wanted more control in a couple aspects of his game, why wouldnt JT simply tell Bones that. Just tell Bones "Hey, I want you to carry the bag and dont offer as much advice unless I ask you for it?" The caddy can give the player all the info, advice he would ever need, but at the end of the day, the PLAYER has to decide what is correct in every situation and make that shot. Seems to me the issue is maybe bigger than what we are hearing in this report.

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