Arnold Palmer posted the most harsh lines of golf when he faced his Masters rivals in 2004.
“I know it’s time,” Palmer said. “But I never want it to end.”
On Thursday morning, at the Wyndham Championship, Joel Dahmen found himself sharing his Palmer words when he first talked about his separation from long-time caddie and best friend Geno Bonnalie.
When the world of golf turned to the open championship two weeks ago, Daman announced that he and Bonnery were separated. It was the year when player Cardi split, and several other high-profile pairs took separate approaches, but the partnership was one of the most enduring and popular sports in the sport. Neither Dahmen nor Bonnalie announced the reason for the split, although like most players break up, there is little explanation. Golf is a sport hosted What to eat, you killedCaddy and the players have entered the dog era of the thin year.
Still, the news from Dahmen and Bonnalie are the best companions of childhood, with the right hand passing through thick and thin news – triggering a shock wave through the sport. During the year when Looper changes definition (Max Homa and his Caddy/Best Friends Joe Greiner, Collin Morikawa and his long-term loop JJ Jakovac, Matt Fitzpatrick with Billy Foster, Morikawa again With Greiner), it was a long hour in the sport, and Dahmen and Bonnalie’s were the most compelling departure.
Wyndham’s 61 pushed him to the opening lead on Thursday as Dahmen spoke from the podium after a low down year, without even the nine-point pleasure on the DO-OR-DIE PGA Tour, enough to wash away his still-feeling feelings for the division.
“Man, I love Geno,” Dahmen said. “We text almost every day. He’s in good condition. Yes, I mean, I miss him, but sometimes the hardest – you have to do something hard -“
He stopped.
“Look, it’s not an easy decision,” Damen said. “I won’t say I’m not happy with it, but it’s hard. He’s my best friend and he’s still my best friend.”
When Daman reflected the caddies’ changes in the best round of the year, he quickly denied Bonnalie’s suggestion that he was responsible for his bad game in some way.
“I had to change something with me,” Daman said. “It’s more about me. It’s my mindset, that’s what I’m doing, I need ownership of my job. I’m not doing it well. So, one way I do is as simple as just playing golf by myself.”
Daman has been a striped player and in a strange twist, transferring from Bonnalie Do It seems to have triggered something in his game. He finished the T17 in the first match without Bonnalie at the Barracuda Championships before finishing the T39 at last week’s 3m Open. He entered Friday’s Windham Championship with a surprising 18-hole lead and needed to win or runner-up to surprise the FedEx Cup playoffs.
“I mean, I have three top 2 in my career. I mean, that’s not even a thing, right?” he said, when asked about the chances of ending the playoffs. “The playoffs will be a reward for me.”
Of course, they will be a reward, but it makes sense. Daman and his wife will soon have another child, and a big paycheck will end the year in a few weeks Long How to establish Daman’s future competitive position… Nothing to choose toys in a nursery.
Nevertheless, these are unknown waters of Dahmen, who never lived with PGA Tour Pro without Bonnalie. Thankfully, Geno will stay with his guy this weekend in Greensboro. He will play different roles.
“Yes, I love him, I miss him,” Damen said. “I think we’ll see him again here soon.”
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