Overview

• Under the UK’s new Electronic Travel Authority system, applicants who served 12 months or more in prison are refused entry, blocking Larson from joining English for the Scottish Open and Open Championship
• Larson served 10 years and three months after a 1995 cocaine distribution conviction and has rebuilt his career caddying for Ryder Cup contenders since his 2006 release
• English has enlisted letters of support from U.S. Ambassador Warren Stephens, The R&A, the PGA Tour and a U.S. charity to press the government for Larson’s exemption
• Joe Etter, who worked with English early in his career, is filling in at the Scottish Open but will return to caddie for Davis Thompson ahead of Royal Portrush
• Performance at the Scottish Open and Open Championship will be pivotal for English’s Ryder Cup bid and comes without his veteran caddie