Who was Lance Ten Broeck? Professional golfer turned caddie dies at 67

Lance Ten Broeck, who famously played and caddied in the same PGA Tour event, died on Sunday April 30, 2023 at age 67.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Broeck grew up in Beverly, a community on the city’s southwest side.

From 1975 to 1976, he was a member of the University of Texas golf team. He was a two-time All-American and the Massingill Trophy winner in 1975. In 1977, he turned professional.

He won the Magnolia Classic in 1984, which was an unofficial victory because it was held concurrently with the Masters. The tournament was renamed the Sanderson Farms Championship later on.

Most notably, he completed an unprecedented double at the 2009 Valero Texas Open, where he arrived intending only to caddie for Parnevik. Instead, Ten Broeck, then 53, arrived at the last minute, borrowed a set of clubs, and shot 71-70 to miss the cut by two strokes. Despite this, he caddied for the majority of two rounds for Parnevik, who shot 70-74. (Five holes were filled by Ten Broeck’s son.)

Interestingly, Ten Broeck earned more in his best season working as a caddie ($235,000) than in his best season as a player ($146,568 in 1989).

Ten Broeck played in his first Champions Tour event in 2008 at the 3M Championship. His best finish in a Champions Tour event was a T-9 in the 2012 U.S. Senior Open.

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