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Harris English’s Caddie Denied UK Entry Over 30-Year-Old Conviction
Visa Trouble Hits The Open: English’s Caddie Barred from UK
Golf Drama Before Royal Portrush: Caddie Banned Over Past Conviction
Harris English may compete at the 2025 Open Championship without his longtime caddie, Eric Larson, after UK authorities denied Larson entry due to a drug conviction from over 30 years ago. Despite support from the PGA Tour, R&A, and the U.S. Ambassador, Larson’s visa was blocked under the UK’s new ETA rules. This story explores how past mistakes, redemptive journeys, and sports bureaucracy collide on golf’s biggest stage.
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Caddyy denied UK entry ahead of the Open. Harris English faces uncertainty at Royal Portrition. A dramatic twist before the Open Championship. American golfer Harris English may be forced to compete without his longtime caddy Eric Larson after UK authorities denied Larsson entry due to a decades old drug conviction. Larson, a veteran bagman who has worked with English for years and cattied at the Open before, was blocked from entering the UK under new electronic travel authorization, ETA visa rules. Despite serving a 10-year sentence and rebuilding his life since his 2006 release, Larsson’s criminal record continues to cast a long shadow. I guess the United Kingdom doesn’t look highly on his past. English said, “I didn’t understand how complicated the process was. Someone could see this guy had something in his past 30 years ago. He’s been fine the last 20. How long does this stay with him? English, currently ranked world known 19, expressed frustration that multiple appeals and recommendation letters, including from the PGA Tour, RNA, and the office of the US ambassador have yet to overturn the decision. If not for a lack of effort, he said the RNA wrote a letter. The PGA Tour wrote a letter. A charity Eric works with wrote a letter. Even the US ambassador’s office weighed in. With the clock ticking before the championship at Royal Portrash, English now faces a difficult choice. Find a replacement caddy or play without the partner who’s helped guide some of the best performances of his career. For more exclusive stories, emotional comebacks, and the real people behind the game, subscribe to Love Victory, where sport meets humanity.
