With wife on bag, 2015 U.S. Junior champ Philip Barbaree returns to U.S. Open
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 7, 2025
The key to Philip Barbaree qualifying for the U.S. Open? He married his caddie.
Well, let’s be clear. The 26-year-old Barbaree first met Chloe Lettau in late 2023. Barbaree, a former standout at LSU and USGA champion, was going on three years having not yet made a world-ranked cut. But then he earned status for last year’s Canada swing on PGA Tour Americas, and two events in, with Chloe already in Alberta to watch, Barbaree asked her if she wanted to carry the bag.
“I guess,” responded Chloe, who . . .