Wie hopes Tiger's ex-caddie brings her luck

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2004

WILLIAMSBURG, United States (AFP) — Mike "Fluff" Cowan is best known for carrying the clubs of Tiger Woods so he knows something about caddying for golf prodigies.

Cowan was the caddie for American Woods when Woods burst onto the PGA scene in 1996.

He will be the caddie for teen phenom Michelle Wie in the 2.2 million dollar LPGA Michelob Ultra Open, which begins Thursday at the Kingsmill Resort and Spa.

"This is going to be a really fun week with Fluff on my bag," said the 14-year-old Wie, who is playing here on a sponsor's exemption.

Wie missed the cut in the PGA Tour's Sony Open by a shot in January and finished fourth in the Nabisco Championship - the first LPGA major of the year - in March.

With Cowan as his caddie, Woods won twice in...