Dwelling
»
ASIA
»
MJ Maguire Retains Successful Streak Alive with Exceptional T4 End in Thailand
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
MJ Maguire continued his outstanding streak on Sunday, firing a powerful nine-under-par 61 that secured a robust T4 end on the Worldwide Sequence Thailand. This stellar efficiency comes scorching on the heels of his sudden playoff win on the Black Mountain Championship in Hua Hin the earlier week.
These achievements have propelled Maguire to No. 5 in The Worldwide Sequence Rankings and fourth within the Asian Tour Order of Benefit, simply in time to mark a particular milestone for his caddie, Julian ‘Eggie’ Hunt, who celebrates 50 years since his first day on the course as a 10-year-old again in November 1974.
Hailing from England, Hunt notched his fourth profession win with Maguire’s latest success in Hua Hin. The 2 have been a staff since final 12 months’s Hong Kong Open, the place Hunt joined as Maguire’s caddie and has since been alongside him on The Worldwide Sequence and Asian Tour.
Constructing as much as their two-week Thailand run, the pair confirmed sturdy kind, together with a T7 end on the Mercuries Taiwan Masters, including one other spectacular consequence to their season.
Talking in regards to the bond that has been struck by the pair and the success that it has introduced, Maguire highlights Eggie’s expertise as key. He mentioned: “He’s been an enormous assist for me, that mature presence on the bag, simply having anyone who’s been by means of all the pieces, he’s seen all the pieces, I simply belief that.
“Even in difficult moments when things aren’t going so well, he just keeps a very even keel and demeanour. He’s very good at getting me back in the right frame of mind, if I get a little bit ahead of myself. He just tells me to keep my head down, and keep chugging along.”
Eggie first took up caddying after realizing that one spherical of golf might earn him greater than a full week of early morning shifts as a paperboy.
Since then, he’s labored with an array {of professional} golfers, together with Germany’s Alex Cejka and Dru Love, son of Davis Love III. A standout second in his profession was a memorable week in 1997 when he caddied for the legendary Seve Ballesteros—a partnership he generally needs he had continued full-time.
From vary discovering and yardage, to membership choice and equipment administration, muscle and motivation, there are lots of totally different elements to the position. When requested what the key to success is, Eggie is philosophical. “Each participant is totally different, however for Michael, he’s superb at what he does. He doesn’t make many unhealthy selections.
“If things are getting tough, just put a joke in there, a bit of a giggle, a little nudge. He knows his way around and he has an old head on young shoulders. He’s easy to work for. You have to work out what level of involvement you need. Some players need babysitting, and some don’t.”
Did Seve want a lot babysitting? “Actually, he made the cut for the first time that season with me, and had his first bogey-free round too. It was fun. Really tough but fun. We bounced off each other – anything he threw at me, I gave it straight back. Billy Foster (Seve’s former caddie) called it a mismatch, and it worked. He asked me to work for him, but I couldn’t as I had just started with Alex Cejka.”
The staff’s breakthrough win was a 12 months in coming, and Maguire highlights a affected person method as key to a profitable partnership. He mentioned: “It’s a must to be affected person. It’s robust, for those who get a foul break right here or there.
“It’s not the caddie – it’s just golf. I think a lot of the caddies get maybe canned a little bit too early, but if you keep on trucking along and if it’s not broken, then why fix it? Golf is one of those crazy games, you never know.”
MJ Maguire and Eggie are set to compete on the BNI Indonesian Masters from October 31 to November 3. This marks the seventh of ten elevated occasions in The Worldwide Sequence, a group of Asian Tour-sanctioned tournaments that present a pathway to the LIV Golf League.
