How Sophia Popov went from caddying to winning the Women’s Open

How Sophia Popov went from caddying to winning the Women’s Open

FILE PHOTO: Aug 6, 2020; Sylvania, OH, USA; Sophia Popov from Germany tees off on the 3rd hole during the first round of the Marathon LPGA Classic golf tournament at Highlands Meadows Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports

A caddie carries a bag. A caddie carries their player. Their eyes and ears are just not on the course. A caddie brings their player higher when they are low, and keeps them lower when they are high. They are carriers. They are cool.

Sophia Popov was Anne Van Dam’s caddie at the start of the month. The LPGA Tour was restarting after its coronavirus hiatus, Van Dam’s caddie was in the Netherlands, and Van Dam asked Popov, who she met in junior golf a decade ago, if she would carry. Popov walked with Van Dam over three days at the Drive On Championship at Inverness Club. 

“I thought about the course a little bit more from a caddie perspective,” Popov recently told Golfweek. “I said, ‘What is the smart decision to make here?’ You know, I’m someone who tends to be very aggressive. I go at pins. But do you have to be? No, not really.”

Popov was a caddie. She is now the Women’s Open champion. Cool then. Cool now.

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