One of the most talked-about junior golfers in the sport, Miles Russell has a veteran pro on the bag this week. The two have been practicing together on the range ahead of the $4 million ISCO Championship at the Hurstbourne Country Club. It’s Russell’s fourth professional start of the summer, and his caddie, Paul Tesori, has already passed along a valuable tip from Tiger Woods.
“Tiger always had a weird rule. He would always be like, I’m sure Charlie’s learned some of this, but like, he would never hit that bunker shot. His reasoning would be, you can’t hit it close no matter what. And so, like, at Augusta, he’s like, you should never practice a shot that you’ll never be or that you don’t have a play for. He liked to do, like, a little more of the mundane ones,” Tesori said.
Paul Tesori is guiding Russell through practice at Hurstbourne. Paul Tesori is a veteran caddie who has spent more than two decades on the PGA Tour. His resume includes carrying the bag for Webb Simpson’s entire seven-win run. After Simpson’s, Tesori has carried bags for pros like Cameron Young…