Golfer's Caddie Unable To Get To Open Championship Due To 30-year-old Cocaine Charge

Harris English will beryllium playing successful adjacent week's Open Championship astatine Royal Portrush, apt without his tourney sidekick. 

English's caddie, Eric Larson, is presently stuck successful nan United States aft being incapable to get a caller Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) visa for recreation to nan U.K., a regularisation that now applies to Americans.

Thirty years ago, Larson pleaded blameworthy to sending cocaine to friends successful nan Midwest. Though he wasn't a personification aliases big-time dealer, he spent 10 years and 3 months successful situation and was released from a halfway location successful June 2006.

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Harris English (right) pulls retired his nine adjacent to caddie Eric Larson (left) connected nan 11th spread during nan first information of nan Sony Open play tourney astatine Waialae Country Club.  (Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

Larson said he didn't recognize he needed nan ETA visa until nan U.S. Open, and erstwhile he filled retired nan form, he was denied. Grounds for refusal see an applicant who has been convicted of a criminal discourtesy successful nan U.K. aliases overseas for which they served 12 months aliases much successful prison.

"I conjecture nan United Kingdom doesn't look highly connected his past," English said Tuesday astatine The Renaissance Club up of nan Scottish Open. "And apparently it's a activity successful progress."

Team USA caddie Eric Larson, left, takes a photograph pinch Harris English during nan charismatic 43rd Ryder Cup portraits astatine Whistling Straits. (Samantha Madar/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin via Imagn Content Services, LLC)

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English, who is No. 19 successful nan world and 10th successful nan U.S. standings for nan Ryder Cup, said he didn't go alert of Larson's plight until correct aft he tied for 4th astatine nan Travelers Championship 3 weeks ago.

English said he reached retired to Warren Stephens, nan ambassador to nan U.K. who put him successful touch pinch his main of staff.

"They wrote a letter. The R&A wrote a letter. The PGA Tour wrote a letter. A kindness arena Eric useful for successful nan States (Operation New Hope) wrote a letter. It's not for a deficiency of effort," English added. "I deliberation it could beryllium sitting connected someone's table astatine nan authorities somewhere."

Harris English exchanges clubs pinch his caddie Eric Larson connected nan 5th spread during nan 3rd information of nan 2019 U.S. Open play tourney astatine Pebble Beach Golf Links.  (Michael Madrid/USA TODAY Sports)

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English was a portion of nan Ryder Cup squad successful 2021 astatine Whistling Straits during a dismantling of Team Europe — they'd get revenge 2 years later successful Rome — and Larson was connected nan bag. This year's arena will return spot astatine Bethpage Black successful Farmingdale, New York.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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