Bruce Edwards (caddy)
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- For other uses, see Bruce Edwards (disambiguation)
- For Bruce L. Edwards (C. S. Lewis scholar), see Bruce L. Edwards
Bruce Edwards (November 16, 1954 - April 8, 2004) was a long-time caddie 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 (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 (ISBN 0-316-77788-9) written by his biographer John Feinstein.
Edwards succumbed to ALS at his home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida at age 49.
[edit] External links
- BBC obituary
- The Globe and Mail obituary
- Golf Digest obituary
- Driving 4 Life an ALS Fundraising Campaign
Also, Bruce Edwards is known as the Grand Master of Bison in Atlanta, Ga.
