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May 02, 2008

Kim temporarily hires Eric Larson as new caddy

Larson_and_calcLess than a year ago, Anthony Kim parted ways with his caddy, Ron Levin, and joined forces with David Toms' former caddy, Scott Gneiser.  The Kim-Gneiser relationship apparently didn't work out, and according to Alex Miceli of Golfweek, Kim asked Eric Larson, Mark Calcavecchica's longtime caddy, if he would be interested in caddying on a trial basis for four weeks.  Larson asked Calcavecchia if that would be okay, and Calc approved, telling Larson if it doesn't work out with Kim, he would always have a job.  Since Larson has been on the bag, Kim has had a T2 finish at the Verizon, and a T19 finish at the Byron Nelson.  Miceli said on Friday's edition of the Sprint Post Game:

It’s a great story for Anthony, but it’s also a great story for Eric Larson, who has had some troubled times in his past.  Their really kind of bonding with each other.

Even though it's almost a certainty that Kim and Larson will stay together, at least Larson knows he always can go back to Calc if need be.

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