Longtime caddie Greg Rita dies
March 1, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)—Greg Rita, the caddie for Curtis Strange when he wonsuccessive U.S. Open titles and for John Daly when he won the British Open, hasdied of brain cancer.
Rita’s wife, Kelley, said he died Saturday on his 54th birthday at McGrawHospice Center.
Rita caddied over four decades on the PGA Tour for players that included GilMorgan, Scott Hoch, David Duval and Mark O’Meara.
Rita made his mark working for Strange in the 1980s when he won the U.S.Open in 1988 and 1989, making Strange the first repeat winner in nearly 40years. He also was on the bag at St. Andrews in 1995 when Daly won his secondmajor.
Rita collapsed at a Champions Tour event in September 2007, and had surgeryto remove a brain tumor two months later. He is survived by his wife and a4-year-old son, Nicolas.
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