“I thought I was going to get fired”

Austin Kaiser has been carrying Xander Schauffele’s bag for a number of years now. The duo has a relationship stretching again greater than a decade, beginning off from their school golf group at San Diego State. Owing to their wholesome relationship, Schauffele’s dependable looper additionally has some enjoyable tales collectively.

Kaiser appeared as a visitor within the latest episode of GOLF’s Subpar Podcast, the place he revealed a drunk story from Schauffele’s rookie 12 months. The caddie, seated alongside US Open winner Wyndham Clark’s caddie John Ellis, stated that he acquired drunk simply hours earlier than the PGA Tour star golfer’s tee off on the 2016 AT&T Byron Nelson. The caddie revealed that he thought he “was going to get fired” for it. He joked it was “the lowest point of my life, at that moment right there.”

Speaking on the podcast, forward of the US Open 2023, Austin Kaiser stated, as quoted by GOLF:

“That was a rough night… That was probably the time I thought I was going to get fired.”

Austin Kaiser’s loopy night time with out Schauffele

Austin Kaiser went on to clarify that the incident befell throughout Xander Schauffele’s rookie 12 months. The duo was on the 2016 AT&T Byron Nelson. The comparatively new participant/caddie duo on the time missed the minimize, and Kaiser and one other caddie determined to exit that night time in Dallas. They ultimately discovered a bar, the place bottle service was being provided for $300.

He added:

“Next thing you know I drink a fifth of Grey Goose and end up in the middle of a thunderstorm, dumping rain, in a cemetery, doing snow angels.”

Kaiser revealed that he discovered he was in a cemetery after his spouse used a monitoring app to discover his telephone.

He stated:

“This is at 2:30 in the morning. Xander wanted to wake up and practice at 7 am … I’m literally hugging a tree blacked out, and then Xander, being the good friend that he is, says ‘OK, I’ll find him, send me the screenshot of where he’s at.’”

Schauffele ultimately discovered Kaiser, lined in mud. According to the caddie, the star golfer took his shirt off and carried him to security, all earlier than taking a couple of humorous photos.

It is noteworthy that the duo went on to develop into one of many best within the sport within the coming years. They recorded a number of wins collectively, together with an Olympic gold three years in the past in Japan.