‘Sad News’: Luke Donald and Rest of Golf World Joins Tour Champion Pro in Mourning the Loss of His 76-Year-Old Caddie
Caddies and golfers naturally share a strong bond, even more so if they have been on the greens for over two decades! This has been the case for Bob Estes and his caddie, friend, and bagman, Chuck Mohr. 2001 saw the four-time PGA Tour victor sign Chuck Mohr as his caddie. In 2002 (a year into their association), talking to Sports Illustrated, Estes’s caddie spoke like a true insider, “Bob has his friends on Tour, but he’s pretty quiet.”
In 2009, Bob Estes sunk an incredible 52-foot Eagle in the opening round at the St. Jude Classic. Estes turned around to his caddies and smiled. This moment was the beginning of a beautiful relationship between them.
Fast forward to 2016, Estes tweeted, “My caddie, Chuck Mohr, is 70 today! We’re now a combined 120 and still going strong on the @PGATOUR!” Six years later, as tragedy strikes with the passing of Chuck Mohr, Estes laments the great loss of his loyal helper.
Over the last two decades, the pair shared many wholesome moments, especially with the PGA Tour veteran’s three of his four Tour wins coming within two years of Mohr first picking up his bag! The 1994 Texas Open winner revealed that the bond they shared was so strong that Chuck was once all set to retire but stayed a little longer just for Estes!
The news first came to light when the Texas native took to Twitter on Saturday to inform the golf community of Chuck’s death. The distraught golfer revealed that he received a text from Mohr’s wife saying that the professional caddie had passed away in his sleep at 2.30 on Saturday morning. The 76-year-old had been battling with some health complications post-surgery for months now.
