Watch Séamus Power’s caddie hit the “island” green 17th using upside down eight-iron
Simon Keelan
Séamus Power’s caddie Simon Keelan produced one of the moments of the week at The Players Championship yesterday by hitting the 17th green left-handed using a right-handed club.
The Cork man, formerly the professional at Monkstown Golf Club, who now plays off a plus handicap at Douglas Golf Club, was taking part in the annual caddie challenge on the eve of the PGA TOUR’s flagship event at TPC Sawgrass.
Had a day for myself. The Open champ recording me, Tyrell’s 8 iron turned around and Seamie dying to see a splash! #17 @THEPLAYERSChamp #caddiecomp @CaddieNetwork pic.twitter.com/fwkZRxbSiw
— Simon Keelan (@simonkeelan59) March 9, 2022
Getting one over on his right-handed boss, who can drive the ball 300 yards with a left-handed club, left-hander Keelan borrowed Tyrrell Hatton’s eight-iron, turned it upside down and hit a sensational shot he said went to 10 feet.
He was under pressure too with Power and former Open champion recording it all on their phones for posterity.
Keelan plays off a handicap of plus 5.3 at Douglas, where he shot a three-under 69 off the blue tees to win the gross in the Captain's Prize last year.
