It was days later, when I saw the highlights on TV, that I heard a cry of joy in the background and realised that it was me. I had no idea of my reaction on the course. Fanny withdrew from the caddy industry in for health reasons and, since then, has only been persuaded by Adam Scott for the Open and Henrik Stenson for the Masters and Bay Hill to do her work again inside the ropes. Since golf has always been the most important thing in Fanny's life, retiring from being a caddie did not mean turning her back on the sport she loves.
Today, she coaches players of all skill levels on and off the course, as well as carrying out some consultancy work and a lot of company outings whereby other golf enthusiasts can benefit from all the golfing wisdom she has acquired over several decades on tour.
When asked about her recipe for success on the course - and for golf in general - a few things came to mind.
But when I coach amateur players, the most important lesson is to be able to enjoy yourself and have fun while playing. That's not only why we play golf, that's also why golf is much more than a game for me. It should almost be impossible to become a golf legend without playing a single shot on the way.
But Fanny has undoubtedly succeeded in this feat, with her last long-term employer and compatriot Stenson revealing: "In Augusta, Fanny is definitely more famous than I am. That was probably the toughest. Otherwise, Sunesson never viewed her gender as an obstacle to rising the ranks. In steady fashion, she worked for better players on the European circuit.
She left Rivero after he qualified for the Ryder Cup yet opted not to take her to the matches at Muirfield Village. After a stint on the winter circuit in Australia with Gordon Brand Jr.
He qualified for the Ryder Cup at The Belfry and Sunesson made her first of six appearances in the biennial matches. Spending a season with Clark solidified her reputation with the elite European Tour professionals.
He was extremely difficult to work for in many ways. He was very demanding. Meeting those requirements drew the attention of Faldo, a Ryder Cup teammate of Clark and already a two-time major champion. At the end of , in Melbourne, Faldo asked Sunesson to work for him the following year. The relationship lasted 14 years and included those four major championship victories. Known for his intense preparation, they were the perfect pair. Sunesson generally needed five hours to properly walk a course and make her yardage book.
Certain holes, such as the water-guarded sixth at Bay Hill, or 18th at Dubai, might take an hour alone. One year at a tournament in South Africa, there were no yardage books available to the caddies. After 11 hours on the course, Sunesson had hers. That was very important, I learned the first year I caddied with Rivero, from a thing that happened I learned that I was always going to say what I thought, however difficult it was. I decided not to be a Yes Man. That was the basics. But for the Masters , Stenson brought out a familiar face: his former caddie, Fanny Sunesson.
Sunesson, originally from Sweden, began caddying at a young age. She talked her way into some Tour events and eventually hooked on with Nick Faldo at the end of the season. Their pairing was a fruitful one: Faldo played some of his best golf during their decade together.
The first came in their Augusta National debut together in
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