AUGUSTA, Ga. Furmans Haylee Harford was on the second hole of her practice round Friday morning at Augusta National when her dad, Kevin, said to her, I think you should take the local caddie.Kevin Harford caddied for his daughter in the opening two rounds of the Augusta National Womens Amateur at Champions Retreat Golf Club. But with Haylee still in contention, at 1 over and in a share of 11th as the tournament shifts to intricate Augusta National, Kevin knew he needed to hand over the reins to someone more experienced. Haylee agreed.[The local caddies] know so much information that we couldnt possibly take enough notes on, Harford said. We got along well. I think I can do some great things out there with him.Sorry, Dad.While 11 of the 30 players who made the cut started the tournament with an Augusta National caddie, the other 19 players faced tough decisions. Do they stick with their dad or coach or even boyfriend, the people who know their games and personalities the best? Or do they switch to a local caddie, the people who are most familiar with this complex Alister Mackenzie masterpiece and its tricky greens?Surprisingly, just two players had decided to switch to a local caddie as of Friday afternoon: Harford and the tournaments leader, Wake Forests Jennifer Kupcho.Kupcho, who leads Arkansas Maria Fassi by a shot at 5 under, hadnt yet told her dad, Michael, that he was fired when she finished her practice round. But when she broke the news to him, he understood.I just want her to have the best chance to win, Michael Kupcho said.Jennifer Kupcho actually was reunited with the same caddie, Brian Murphy, who carried her bag two years ago when she played Augusta National with her Wake Forest teammates. Murphys valuable course knowledge was evident throughout Fridays round.
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It's just simple things, like on No. 9, I go, What's the plus-minus? He goes, Plus 7 (yards) to the front, plus 9 to the middle, plus 11 to the back. I'm not going to write all that information down, Kupcho said. And just all the putts, I would read it one way and he's like, No, it's definitely going the other way. Hit the putt, he's right.Of course, then there are players who couldnt break up a good thing. Fassi and Arizona States Olivia Mehaffey are among those who will keep their instructors on the bag Saturday. Florida States Beatrice Wallin will continue to have her older brother Rickard as her caddie. Austrias Emma Spitz couldnt stand to fire her boyfriend, Felix Schrott.We work so well together and its also a treat for him, Spitz said. Were just going to have fun tomorrow.Floridas Marta Perez, Florida States Amanda Doherty and UCLA commit Zoe Campos will all keep their dads on the bag.We did talk about it, said Perez, who has been coached by her father, Jose, her whole career. He told me its up to me. If I think its good, then he doesnt mind. But I want him to. It will be special. Weve been together forever and its only right.Then there are the two players who have yet to decide: Texas Kaitlyn Papp and Floridas Sierra Brooks, two players who are tied for third and just two shots off the lead.I would love to be on the bag, caddying for my daughter in this inaugural event and have a chance to win, said Brooks dad, Brent, who is also Sierras swing coach. It would be phenomenal. But theres value to having someone whos been on these greens for 10 years. It equates to finding lines that are probably going to produce two fewer strokes a side. Ill support whatever she decides.Brooks said shell decide during lunch what to do. Papp hopes to quickly make a decision, as well. Both, though, are leaning toward sharing Saturdays memorable experience with their dads.I really do want him on the bag, especially for this event and the last round here, Brooks said.Said Papp: I just want to keep my options open and just think about what's best for me, but honestly, I feel like it would be a really cool experience for him to be on the bag since he's been with me the whole journey of golf.
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