Caddie booted out of Women’s Open over photos
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The caddie for 10th-ranked Kim Sei-young was kicked out of the US Women’s Open on Tuesday after being discovered taking cell-phone photographs of course set-up documents.
US Golf Association officials said Paul Fusco had photos of internal notes on the course set-up. Details of pin placements and other details about course layouts are not available to players until the day of a round.
Fusco was banished from Lancaster Country Club and will not be allowed to caddie for Kim when she tries to capture her first major title starting today at the par-72 Pennsylvania course.
“I was surprised to hear about it,” Kim told the Golf Channel. “It’s upsetting.”
Kim will not be penalized for Fusco’s actions. She plans to have her bags carried by Steve Shellard, according to the Golf Channel. Shellard is the regular caddie for fellow South Korean star Pak Se-ri, who withdrew last week from the Open.
Multiple reports said Fusco was in an unauthorized USGA rules area without permission and taking pictures of hole locations and set-up plans for all four rounds when a USGA official discovered him.
“It’s like seeing a test before you take it,” US Women’s Open championship director Ben Kimball told the Golf Channel.
Kim, 22, is the top newcomer on the LPGA Tour this season with two triumphs and two top-five major showings, including a runner-up effort last month at the Women’s PGA Championship.
Fusco has also caddied for Fiji’s Vijay Singh on the PGA Tour and South Korean Choi Na-yeon in the LPGA.
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