It’s nuts’ – Former Coventry City captain in shock as he books place at US Open after switching sports
Former Coventry City skipper Carl Baker has achieved an incredible feat after qualifying for the US Open as caddy to Robert Rock.
The one-time Sky Blues favourite plays off six himself after starting playing golf regularly just 12 months ago, and offered to caddy for his golfing partner and mate, who retired as a pro a couple of years ago after 20 years of playing on the European Tour.
Rock, 47, a winner of the Italian open and the Abu Dhabi Championship in 2011 and 2012, is eligible to compete in the Open qualifiers every year and asked Baker, who has coached his son football skills, to caddy for him at Walton Heath in Surrey on Monday.
A good caddy is worth their weight in gold to a golfer, seen as their right-hand man with crucial advice on shots, club selection and the course. And Baker helped Rock finish joint fourth and among nine players to qualify for the prestigious major tournament at Pinehurst in North Carolina in August.
Former Coventry City skipper Carl Baker has achieved an incredible feat after qualifying for the US Open as caddy to Robert Rock.
The one-time Sky Blue favourite plays off six himself after starting playing golf regularly just 12 months ago, and offered to caddy for his golfing partner and mate, who retired as a pro a couple of years ago after 20 years of playing on the European Tour.
