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Springfield native was winning caddie in inaugural controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf event

A Springfield native was the winning caddie during the inaugural LIV Golf event — a new professional golf tour that has sparked controversy due to it being backed by the Saudi Arabian government.

Heath Holt, a longtime caddie on the PGA Tour, was the caddie for Charl Schwartzel who won the inaugural LIV Golf individual competition last week in London.

Schwartzel won $4.75 million, what's being reported as the largest payout in the history of professional golf, between his individual title and his share from his team topping the team rankings.

Holt had been a caddie on the PGA Tour for more than 15 years and had caddied for a number of golfers before landing with Schwartzel.