Billy Foster isn’t done with caddying.
He split with Matt Fitzpatrick in March, ending a six-year bond that saw both Yorkshiremen win their first major title at the US Open in 2022.
Foster was as emotional and ecstatic as Fitzpatrick at Brookline three years ago when Will Zalatoris missed a putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff. He hadn’t won one of the big four events to that point, in four decades of caddying for Seve Ballesteros, Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke, Thomas Bjorn, and Sergio Garcia.
The 59-year-old is now on the outside looking in, but he is still keen to carry on once the right bag presents itself.
“At the minute, I’m just doing company days, a bit of after-dinner speaking, I help a few young lads with their course management. Ideally, I want to go back to caddying, I’m 59. I could probably see myself having another two or three years,” Foster, speaking at the Leeds American Golf for the #RifeDontMiss putting challenge.
“I’d like to get back out there, whether it be on the LIV Tour, the Senior Tour, the Ladies Tour, the European Tour or the PGA Tour. I’ll know when the right offer comes in. I still feel as though it’s unfinished business as such.
“It’s been a part of my life since I was 16 years old. I’ve been on a 43-year stag do and I want to get back out with the lads and enjoy it. It’s been my life, travelling and being on the golf course.
“I thoroughly enjoy it and the camaraderie with the lads. I love it. I’m a bit like a fish out of water at the minute and I’m not going to accept getting up in the morning and not knowing what to do. The sooner I get back, the better.”
