Who Is Daniel Brown's Caddie?

Daniel Brown has his younger brother, and accomplished golfer, Ben on the bag at Royal Troon

Daniel Brown and his caddie at The Open
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Englishman Daniel Brown won his maiden DP World Tour title at the 2023 ISPS Handa World Invitational and then shot to fame after leading after the first round of The Open in 2024.

He carded a stunning bogey-free 65 to lead by one in what his first ever round in a Major championship, and he did so with his younger brother Ben on the bag.

"M brother's on the bag, so he knows AimPoint, Brown said. "I was struggling on them last few holes to sort of like see the slopes and stuff on the green. So it was hard to read putts, but thankfully he knows AimPoint, so I was kind of putting my trust in him for the last sort of like two or three holes."

Ben Brown holds the English Amateur title

Ben won the 2023 English Amateur

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He also tried to qualify for The Open alongside Daniel at West Lancs, and is part of the England Golf men's squad.

The pair play out of Romanby Golf & Country Club in Northallerton, Yorkshire.

"He's been caddieing for me the last few weeks," Brown said of his younger brother and caddie at Royal Troon.

"He didn't caddie at West Lancs [Final Qualifying, where Brown made it through]. He was playing himself in the final qualifying.

"He did well in the morning but then he started pulling in the afternoon, so he retred. I think he saw that I was up towards the top, so he came over and watched the last few holes at West Lancs. 

"Yeah, he's been struggling with a little injury, so he hasn't been playing much. I said to him, I like having him on the bag. He's good at reading greens, and he's obviously a good golfer himself. So he can give good advice.

"To share sort of my first Major with him on the bag is nice."

Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews.