Lyle leads tributes to caddie legend Muzzy
SANDY LYLE led the tributes last night following the death of former European Tour caddie Dave Musgrove.
Musgrove began caddying at the age of 12 and went on to enjoy success in major championships with Lyle, Seve Ballesteros and Lee Janzen.
He was on the bag when Ballesteros won his first Open Championship at Royal Lytham in 1979, but it was a nine-year partnership with Scot Lyle that provided his greatest successes. Together they captured the Claret Jug at Royal St George’s in 1985, landed the Players Championship at Sawgrass in 1987 and won the Masters at Augusta in 1988, when Lyle became the first Briton to wear the green jacket.
Musgrove also won a US Open with American Janzen in 1998 and appeared in 45 consecutive Open Championships during his career.
Lyle wrote on Twitter: “We wrote history together at The Open, The Masters and The Players Championship. We’ll miss your humour and your stories He will be missed. Very special caddy & very special person.”
South Africa’s Ernie Els added on Twitter: “Sad to hear news of Dave Musgrove’s passing. We enjoyed our time together; he taught me a lot as a rookie. One of the legends.”
Former European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke tweeted: “Sad news about Dave Musgrove passing away. Caddied for some of the greatest players in the world.Al- ways had time for everybody.”
Paul Lawrie, the 1999 Open champion, tweeted: “Just heard very sad news Dave Musgrove has passed away, great guy legend caddie RIP Muzzy.”
BOXING Britain’s Kell Brook will defend his IBF world welterweight title against American Errol Spence Jr, promoter Eddie Hearn has announced.
Terms have been agreed for the fight, which is reportedly set to take place in Brook’s home city of Sheffield on May 20. Hearn posted on Twitter : “Terms agreed for @SpecialKBrook v @ErrolSpenceJr -full announcement coming soon -fight will take place in the UK. Best fight in the division.”
Brook, 30, has opted to return to weltwerweight having suffered the first loss of his career in September after stepping up two divisions to face middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
Mandatory challenger Spence, 26, is unbeaten in 21 professional contests, with 18 knockout wins.