By Joel Beall
Adam Scott is a man in desperate need of a shot of vitality. The former No. 1 has fallen to No. 82 in the world, with just one top-10 finish in 15 PGA Tour starts, and his notoriously bad short game has never been worse (192nd in strokes gained: putting). He also just parted ways with caddie David Clark. Needing someone on the bag, Scott is using the opportunity to call in a legend from retirement to get him straightened out.

And no, it’s not Steve Williams.

The caddie in question is Fanny Sunesson, famous for looping Nick Faldo in his glory years (with Sir Nick for four of his six major championships, including two Open victories). Sunesson, the first female caddie to win a major, last carried for Henrik Stenson in 2012, although was forced to call it quits with a nagging back issue. She now works as a mental coach and instructor.

Scott had four consecutive top-10 finishes at the Open from 2012 to 2015 but finished T-27 the last time the championship was at Carnoustie. The Aussie is playing with Brendan Steele and Zach Johnson at 1:15 p.m. local time on Thursday.

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By Joel Beall
Steve Williams, one of the highest profile caddies in the world, is set for a new challenge. One that will take him away from men’s golf.

Williams, who rose to prominence carrying the bag of Tiger Woods, is officially parting ways with Adam Scott. The split was expected; Scott, who had only been using Williams sporadically, employed looper David Clark at the PGA Championship.

“I’m not going to caddy for Adam next year, he’ll return to having a full-time caddie,” Williams said to the New Zealand Herald. “He’s had a job share where he’s had two caddies for the last two seasons but he wants to return to one caddie next season.”

Though the 63-year-old is set to retire within the next year, he’s still searching for part-time duty. Which is how Williams finds himself with Danielle Kang at the New Zealand Women’s Open. It will be Williams’ first foray into the women’s game in 39 years of caddieing.

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“I’ve never caddied at any professional women’s event before, so it’ll be a good experience to see if I can learn something from how they do things,” Williams told the Herald. “Danielle is a good player and once you start the tournament, you want to win, so nothing will change there.”

Kang, who won this year’s Women’s PGA Championship, is one of the favorites at Windross Farm in Auckland. It is the tournament’s first year as a co-sanctioned LPGA event.

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