Overview
- The UK’s Electronic Travel Authority rules disqualify applicants who served 12 months or more in prison, blocking Eric Larson’s reentry
- Harris English enlisted backing from golf bodies and U.S. diplomatic channels to appeal the visa refusal
- Joe Etter has taken over caddie duties for English at the Scottish Open and will continue through next week’s British Open
- Larson spent over a decade in prison for a 1990s cocaine conviction and has been English’s caddie for eight years, including four Open Championships
- English’s bid for Ryder Cup qualification is complicated by the loss of his longtime caddie as he awaits the Home Office verdict