Rory McIlroy is looking for a new caddie (but all is not as it seems)

Think you could be a better caddie for Rory McIlroy than Harry Diamond? Now’s your chance to prove it.

World No. 3 McIlroy is offering one lucky competition winner the opportunity to caddie for him at the upcoming FedEx St. Jude Championship. Held from August 15-18 at TPC Southwind in Tennessee, this tournament is the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs and features the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup rankings after the Wyndham Championship.

Currently sitting third on the standings, McIlroy has already secured his place in the playoffs. You could be there, shoulder-to-shoulder with him, as the climax to the 2024 PGA Tour season begins. This unique opportunity, organized in collaboration with the Alpine Formula 1 team – of which McIlroy is an investor – will see one lucky winner caddie for the four-time major champion for nine holes during the Wednesday practice round.

The prize includes flights and accommodation for the winner and a guest, as well as hospitality tickets to the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Courtesy of GolfPass and GolfNow, prize bundles will also be awarded to five runners-up.

Interested? You can enter the competition right here.

A word of warning, though: no matter how good a job you do, you can forget about stealing Diamond’s job. Speaking ahead of the Genesis Scottish Open earlier this month, McIlroy mounted a fierce defense of his right-hand man, who faced widespread criticism following McIlroy’s late collapse at the US Open in June.

“These guys that criticize when things don’t go my way, they never say anything good when things do go my way,” McIlroy said. “Where were they when I won in Dubai earlier this year, or Quail Hollow, or the two FedEx Cups that I’ve won with Harry, or the two Ryder Cups, or whatever? They are never there to say Harry did such a great job when I win, but they are always there to criticize when we don’t win.

“At the end of the day, they are not there. They are not in the arena. They are not the ones hitting the shots and making the decisions.”

He added: “I think I know what I’m doing and so does Harry.”