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Anthony Quayle will not be probably the most well-known particular person in his group when the 31-year-old opens his first season as a DP World Tour member at this week’s Australian PGA at Royal Queensland.
Quayle has enlisted the assistance of Steve Williams, who was on the bag for 13 of Tiger Woods’ 15 main championships in addition to for Adam Scott’s 2013 win on the Masters.
Williams, 62, will take a quick hiatus from his retirement to caddie for Quayle this week in Brisbane in addition to at subsequent week’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.
Over a four-decade profession, Williams has additionally looped for Greg Norman, Ian Baker-Finch and Raymond Floyd.
‘Anthony’s had loads of expertise and he is acquired the good alternative this 12 months of taking part in on the DP World Tour,’ Williams advised Australian Golf Digest. ‘It’s a primary time expertise for him and he is acquired the expertise and talent. If I can move on any info which may help him in his journey, it is value it. I do not have a look at it from the outcomes standpoint these two weeks, it is about what he can get out of me and to encourage him to meet his potential.’
Quayle is presently No. 664 within the Official World Golf Ranking, however has been as excessive as a hundred and eightieth.
He determined to surrender his standing on the Japan Tour to compete on the 2024-25 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and search one of many three DP World Tour playing cards obtainable based mostly on order of advantage. Quayle closed with eight consecutive top-10 finishes on the Challenger circuit, and a birdie on his remaining gap of the season secured the ultimate DP World Tour card obtainable.
Quayle received the Queensland Open in 2020 and the Queensland PGA Championship in 2022, and is hoping these two weeks with Williams on his bag propels him to a powerful season on the DP World Tour.
‘I’m simply extremely lucky that Steve was prepared to come back and assist me out,’ Quayle advised Australian Golf Digest. ‘It’s only a actually cool expertise. I believe having anyone like Steve in your bag, you possibly can’t assist however really feel you have possibly acquired a fifteenth membership within the bag. There’s a good bit of expertise and golf IQ that comes alongside together with his profession. Just actually excited in regards to the subsequent couple weeks.’
The winner of the Australian Open will even obtain an invite to the 2026 Masters at Augusta National, the place Williams has been a part of among the occasion’s most dramatic moments. He stated that Quayle’s ‘acquired the sport to play at Augusta.’
‘Now that the Augusta is inviting the (Australian Open) winner to play the Masters, it simply offers an added edge a bit extra significance to it,’ Williams stated. ‘So there will be loads of on the road subsequent Sunday afternoon.’
–Field Level Media