Tommy Fleetwood’s caddie undergoes open-heart surgery
Ian Finnis, the longtime caddie for Tommy Fleetwood, announced that he is recovering from open-heart surgery.
Finnis and Fleetwood have been friends since their teenage years, and have been working together since 2016. Until this spring, Fleetwood could only recall Finnish missing one eventâthe 2018 BMW International Open, for the birth of Finnisâ eldest son. However, Finnis missed the Valero Texas Open, the Masters and the RBC Heritage with a rumored heart infection.
âHeâs not been well all year,â Fleetwood said at the Masters, where he ultimately finished in a tie for third. âAt the moment heâs at home trying to recover and get the right treatment. Hopefully, heâll be back out sooner rather than later ⌠The sooner he can get better, the better for all of us. Everybody has been asking about him, which has been great. I know he’ll be desperate to come back out here as soon as possible.”
On Tuesday, Finnis took to social media to give an update on his condition.
âOpen heart surgery done!!â Finnis wrote on Instagram. âMassive thanks to all at the NHS staff. The road to recovery has started. Thanks for all the love.â
In Finnisâ absence, Fleetwood has used TaylorMadeâs European tour manager, Adrian Rietveld, as his loop, with Augusta National caddie master Gray Moore picking up Fleetwoodâs bag at the Masters.