CADDIE JIMMY DICKINSON DIES
Jimmy Dickinson, who caddied for Jack Nicklaus for all three of his Open Championship victories, has died at the age of 81.
Dickinson started caddieing for Nicklaus in the 1963 Open Championshipand the pair enjoyed success in 1966 at Muirfield, and in 1970 and 1978at St Andrews. When Nicklaus opened Muirfield Village in Ohio, his former caddie took up the post of caddiemaster for a while before returning to England.
Dickinson was purely a Nicklaus man, establishing a partnership in TheOpen to rival those of Arnold Palmer and the late "Tip" Anderson, and Lee Trevino and Willie Aitchison.
In later years, he caddied for Bernard Gallacher but it was carrying the bag for Nicklaus that he will be long remembered for.
He passed away on April 21st and leaves eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral will take place on May 9 at EastHampstead Crematorium, Bracknell, at 1pm.
Dickinson started caddieing for Nicklaus in the 1963 Open Championshipand the pair enjoyed success in 1966 at Muirfield, and in 1970 and 1978at St Andrews. When Nicklaus opened Muirfield Village in Ohio, his former caddie took up the post of caddiemaster for a while before returning to England.
Dickinson was purely a Nicklaus man, establishing a partnership in TheOpen to rival those of Arnold Palmer and the late "Tip" Anderson, and Lee Trevino and Willie Aitchison.
In later years, he caddied for Bernard Gallacher but it was carrying the bag for Nicklaus that he will be long remembered for.
He passed away on April 21st and leaves eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The funeral will take place on May 9 at EastHampstead Crematorium, Bracknell, at 1pm.
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