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Matt Fitzpatrick and Billy Foster were already living on borrowed time. Before the start of the 2025 season, the player and caddie had reached a deal where Foster would cut back on the number of events he’d be working as the veteran looper eased into the next phase of his career after 42 years out on the pro tours. But after Fitzpatrick’s missed cut at the Players Championship, Foster took to social media to reveal that they had agreed to split altogether after six years together.
“Well after 6 great years, all good things come to an end. This game never stops to frustrate you & infuriate you….!!! Unfortunately times change & ultimately it’s the caddie or the coach that has to accept results are not good enough & when you stop enjoying what you are doing it’s time for a change. Thanks Matt we had a great run & who knows where the next chapter will go. Onwards & Upwards.”
The early exit has likely been brewing all season as Fitzpatrick has sputtered so far on the PGA Tour in 2025. While making the cut in four of six starts to date, the 30-year-old Englishman has not finished inside the top 20 yet. His World Ranking had fallen to 61st prior to starting the week at TPC Sawgrass and he sits 98th in the FedEx Cup points standings.
Fitzpatrick did not have any comment after his play in Ponte Vedra Beach, and on Saturday he was spotted working on his game in Orlando at Rio Pinar Golf Club. It’s unclear who will be replacing Foster on a full time basis. Veteran caddie Daniel Barrett had been mentioned earlier in the year as the man who would be filling in on the weeks Foster was missing.
Foster, 61, started caddieing for Fitzpatrick in 2019 after a career working with several notable Europeans including Seve Ballesteros, Thomas Bjorn, Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood. During his time with Fitzpatrick, the pair claims two PGA Tour wins (the most recent being the 2023 RBC Heritage) and four on the DP World Tour (including the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links). The most notable came at the 2022 U.S. Open at Brookline, where Fitzpatrick claimed the major title, which was also the first of Foster’s career.
While Fitzpatrick and Foster had already agreed on a scaled back schedule for Foster during the upcoming summer, the two had planned to work together at the Ryder Cup if Fitzpatrick qualified. It would have been Foster’s 17th straight appearance as a looper in the matches.
Earlier in the year Foster noted on Instagram he would be using his spare time doing some side gigs including potential work on Sky Sports. If that comes to fruition, Foster will be following in the recent footsteps of caddies/turned broadcasters Jim (Bones) Mackay and John Wood.
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