The golf caddie who helped Tiger Woods win 13 majors is working his magic in Brisbane

“I said, ‘Do you mind if we go grab a coffee afterwards? I’d love to pick your brain’. He said, ‘Bugger that, I’ll give you my number, I’ll come caddie for you’.

“I think he’s probably the most positive and clear caddie I’ve ever worked with. I think he probably has a reputation for being quite intense, but my experience today wasn’t that, it was just very direct – this is what we need to do here.

“There was no room for any sort of doubt at any point; it just didn’t creep into my mind. Any time I did make a mistake, it wasn’t like he was jumping on me. ”

Also signing for an opening round 67 on the par-71 course on Thursday was Fox, the son of All Blacks legend Grant Fox.