A Diamond victory for best mate

RORY THRILLED TO SHARE MILESTONE WITH CADDIE

- Neil McLeman

HE fought back tears as he shared his emotional Masters triumph with his caddie and friend Harry Diamond.

And Rory McIlroy revealed how his bagman gave him a crucial pep talk before completing his career Grand Slam.

Former amateur star Diamond has been a target of criticism since taking the job with McIlroy in 2017.

When the Ryder Cup star made the first of three late bogeys at No.15 to lose last year's US Open, Hank Haney, the American professional golf instructor best known for coaching Tiger Woods, blamed Diamond for the wrong choice of club and said Steve Williams, Woods' former caddie, would have stepped in to stop the "bad decision".