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Irish Mirror
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Darragh Culhane

Brooks Koepka hails Irish caddy Richard Elliott after fifth major win

Brooks Koepka was full of praise for Irish caddy Richard Elliott after storming to PGA Championship victory on Sunday.

The major victory was Koepka's fifth in total and first since 2019, further cementing his legacy as one of the all-time greats.

And on the bag for Koepka was Richard Elliott, a Northern Ireland caddy who grew up playing golf out of Portrush.

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Elliott first took Koepka's bag some 10 years ago and the pair have climbed to dizzying heights with the American also reaching world number one four times between 2018 and 2020.

The PGA Champion took to social media to hail his caddy.

He said on Instagram: "10 years with @dickelliott last week, couldn’t have celebrated it any better than with our 5th Major win together! The best on the bag and a brother for life!"

Followers were full of congratulations with Koepka's wife Jena saying: "To know him is to love him."

While soccer star Alex Morgan said: "Only a matter of time, congrats!"

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