RANK outsider Jacob Skov Olesen leads The Open – simply weeks after caddying for his glamorous girlfriend British golf star Darcey Harry.

Danish unknown Olesen, who was a 750/1 outsider earlier than the event began, shot to the highest of the leaderboard at Royal Portrush with a surprising spherical of 67.

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And the golfer ranked 354 on this planet has the successful contact having caddied for his associate Harry 5 weeks in the past when she gained her first ever skilled event.

Olesen, 26, is embarking on his first season on the DP World Tour however took two weeks off in June to hold the bag for his different half.

And 22-year-old Darcey went on to report her maiden win on the Hulencourt Ladies’s Open, ending three pictures clear in Belgium.  

After lifting the trophy, she mentioned of Olesen: “He was superb, so he’s not going to be allowed to return to taking part in now.”

Olesen explains he was solely too pleased to assist out when she was with out a bagman for the week.

He mentioned: “She’d simply mentioned goodbye to her caddie so wanted a special one and requested if I needed to assist her out and I used to be pleased to do this.”

Olesen isn’t just a professional golfer and a part-time caddie, he’s additionally a former greenkeeper.

He labored labored as a seasonal greenkeeper at Royal Copenhagen earlier than heading out to play faculty golf within the States 5 years in the past.

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Shock chief Olesen was disarmingly sincere about his personal kind coming into The Open.

He mentioned: “I would not say it was within the playing cards. I have been driving it nicely, however my strategy recreation has been fairly terrible to say the least.”

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Olesen confirmed his prowess as a hyperlinks golfer by changing into the primary Dean to win the extremely prestigious Newbie Championship final 12 months, about 40 miles down the coast at Ballyliffin.

He turned professional shortly after making his Open debut at Troon final 12 months the place he completed sixtieth, giving up automated spots at this 12 months’s Masters and US Open.

Denmark is proving a terrific breeding floor for younger expertise, with the Hojgaard twins, Nicolai and Rasmus main the best way.

Olesen’s namesake, Thobjorn, and the in-form Kristoffer Reitan are different Danish gamers who’ve made a huge impact not too long ago.

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The world’s prime golfers get pleasure from an unimaginable life-style – and their Wags lead thrilling lives of their very own.

Listed here are among the most high-profile beauties…

• A Grasp golfer raced residence from his most up-to-date triumph to be by his spouse’s facet as she gave start to their first baby.

• Taking part in off a handicap of three, this sports activities reporter might give her fella a run for his cash on the greens.

• This low-key magnificence acquired married to a celebrity golfer in entrance of Stevie Surprise, Chris Martin and Niall Horan.

• A former gymnast who has been her husband’s rock for 14 years – he even pays tribute to her on his golf balls.