Tom Logan has been a member at Galgorm Golf Club since 2012. The Northern Ireland native is studying math and computer science at the University of Liverpool. But this week, Logan is on the bag for Min Seo Kwak in the inaugural ISPS Handa World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf Management.
It’s a nice change of pace for Logan. And his local knowledge is paying dividends for Kwak.
“I contacted the [tournament] caddie master, so he connected me. It was kind of like, ‘Oh, I don’t know who is caddying for me,’ kind of scary a little. After I met Tom, I was comfortable and yeah, comfortable and enjoying the rounds,” said Kwak, who is 8-under overall at the halfway point. “I didn’t play a practice round here [at Galgorm], so I didn’t know the course. Tom showed me where to go, where not to go. He helped me a lot.
“I try to find local members a lot to caddie because they know the course better. Local people help me. I started working with more locals this year and I enjoy it more.”
After recording the low score at Massereene Golf Club on Thursday of 5-under 67, Kwak followed it up with four birdies and only one bogey for a 3-under 70 around Galgorm this afternoon. Five strokes back of the lead and comfortably inside the top 10, Kwak is eager to make a weekend run.
“This course has lots of dogleg holes, a lot of blind shots, so without [me] knowing the course it was kind of hard to trust where I was aiming,” Kwak said. “But with Tom and after I go to my ball on the fairway, it was kind of a fun course to play. Very windy on the back nine, making it harder and some holes a little bit longer. Tried to play safe and par is good.
“We thought of today as a practice round, know where to go now. A little more aggressive tomorrow.”
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