Patrick Cantlay hires Tiger Woods' longtime caddie Joe LaCava amid uncertainty following ankle surgery

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Tiger Woods’ longtime caddie, Joe LaCava, will be on the bag for Patrick Cantlay for the foreseeable future just weeks after Woods underwent ankle surgery which put the rest of his 2023 season in doubt. 

Cantlay and LaCava are teaming up at the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina this week. 

Patrick Cantlay consults with his caddie for the week, Joe LaCava, at the third hole during the third round of THE NORTHERN TRUST at Liberty National Golf Club on Aug. 21, 2021 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

LaCava, who famously caddied for 15-time PGA Tour winner Fred Couples, said he was not "actively looking" for a new gig, but had previously discussed the possibility with Woods. 

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"Tiger’s not going to play much going forwards," LaCava said during Tuesday’s practice round at Quail Hollows, via the PGA Tour website. "Obviously he’s not retiring. But he’s going to play two to six tournaments a year."  

Joe LaCava, caddie of Tiger Woods, walks on the fifth green during the final round of The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club on Feb. 19, 2023 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

Woods, 47, underwent surgery on his right ankle on April 19 to "address his post-traumatic arthritis from his previous talus fracture," an injury sustained during his February 2021 car accident. 

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"Tiger and I have talked about if something were to come up, feel free to do something. 'I know how much you miss it, how much you love