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The Austrian has enjoyed quite the rise in 2024 – so who is Sepp Straka’s caddie?
Sepp Straka’s caddie has changed a fair bit during his rise to prominence on the PGA Tour in recent times.
Currently, Straka’s caddie is a man named Duane Bock, who carried his bag for the Ryder Cup debut in 2023.
Bock is a familiar name on the PGA Tour because he used to be the longtime caddie for American tour player Kevin Kisner.
Kisner won multiple events with the experienced Bock on the bag and the American has already had huge success looping for Straka.
Sepp Straka’s caddie
Duane Bock became Sepp Straka’s caddie when his boss Kevin Kisner took a break from the game.
In the summer of 2023, the duo linked up, and it has proved an incredible success story, with Straka winning the John Deere Classic under Bock’s guidance.
Bock was also on the bag when Straka surged up the leaderboard on a sodden Sunday at The Open Championship to finish T2 at Royal Liverpool.
That helped him secure one of Luke Donald’s six wildcard picks for the bust-up at Marco Simone.
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“I’ve known Duey for a while now since he caddied for a friend of mine, Kis,” Straka told Golf.com.
“And Kis is taking a little break so I figured I’d borrow him for a little bit. It’s worked out great. I love Duey. He’s a great caddie, and I’m really happy to have him on the bag.”
Straka’s former caddie is John Davenport but he has found a winning formula with Bock, who is an American caddie.
“He’s been awesome to have on the bag and it’s helped me so much over the last few months,” Straka said before the Ryder Cup.
“He is definitely red, white and blue. A bunch of the European caddies have been giving him crap about having a US yardage book cover but he’s already changed that. We’re working on him.”
So, how does the caddie get the best out of Straka? Allow him to explain.
“I think he does a great job of just sticking with one shot at a time,” Straka said. “He’s a very professional guy and still likes to have a lot of fun out there, but whether I’m 2-over or playing great, he’s unchanged.
“He’s great at just kind of not showing any sort of emotion one way or another. He’s on [to the] next shot, no matter what.”
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