Bruce Edwards (November 16, 1954 – April 8, 2004) was a long-time
caddie
In golf, a caddie (or caddy) is the person who carries a player's bag and clubs, and gives the player advice and moral support.
Description
A good caddie is aware of the challenges and obstacles of the golf course being played, along with the ...
for Hall of Fame golfer
Tom Watson.
Edwards began caddying for Watson in 1973 and worked with him until 1989. Edwards left to assist
Greg Norman but returned to Watson's side in 1992 and stayed until 2003. That year, he was diagnosed with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...
(commonly known as
Lou Gehrig's disease) but continued to caddie for Watson until the strain became too much.
His life is chronicled in ''Caddy For Life: The Bruce Edwards Story'' () written by his biographer
John Feinstein.
At the age of 49, Edwards succumbed to ALS at his home in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
See also
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Caddie Hall of Fame
The Caddie Hall of Fame recognizes professional golf caddies, others who caddied in their youth and those who support the profession. It was originally created by the Professional Caddies Association in 1999 but has been administered by the Weste ...
External links
BBC obituary''The Globe and Mail'' obituary''Caddy For Life'' by John FeinsteinBruce Edwards Foundation Website
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American caddies
Deaths from motor neuron disease
Neurological disease deaths in Florida
1954 births
2004 deaths