Seamus Power's caddie's name is Simon Keelan, and he is the former Monkstown Golf Club Professional and has been caddying for Power since 2019.
Both the player and caddie are childhood friends. They played grew up in Ireland playing junior golf together.
Currently, Keelan loops for young prodigy Seamus Power. Their golf careers followed radically different paths for the following 20 years. While Power's way was considerably other, Keelan traveled across "The Pond" for just over three years between early 2007 and April 2010 and worked at the Big Horn GC in Palm Springs, California.
After moving back to Ireland, Keelan worked as a PGA Professional at Monkstown GC under Head Pro Cian McNamara for four years. In fact, at the 2013 Irish Open at Carton House, Keelan caddied for McNamara in his debut on the European Tour. Power, competing in his second Irish Open, was also on the field.
While, For 18 months, starting in early 2016, Keelan caddied on the Ladies European Tour for Spain's gifted Azahara Munz. Munoz won the Andalucia Costa De Sol De Espana in September of that year, giving her a fourth LET championship overall.
From June 2017 to November 2018, Keelan worked at the upscale Hogs Head resort in Waterville as the Head Starter and Head of Outside Service.
Both schoolmates started collaborating in 2019. Power and Keelan played junior golf together while growing up in Ireland, and Power has credited Keelan with assisting his recent ascent in the professional game.
Power, who placed 11th at the U.S. Open last week, is a favorite to win The Open Championship in St. Andrews next month.
The West Waterford (34-year-old) man began playing with the former Monkstown Golf Club pro at the end of 2019, and their strong friendship has helped him tremendously on the course.
The highlight was his first PGA Tour victory in the Barbasol Championship, which earned him a spot in this week's $8.2 million (€7.25 million) Sentry Tournament of Champions.
Keelan had caddied for Power at the Canadian Open earlier that year, and it was there that the seeds were planted for him to go from the LPGA to the PGA Tour.
At TPC Sawgrass, Seamus Power's Cork caddie Simon Keelan produced the week's shot with an incredible backswing at the course's renowned 17th hole. Although Keelan carries Power's bag, on March 20, 2022, he was allowed to compete in the caddy challenge at the spot with the most illustrious name in golf.
