Sami Valimaki’s profile has never been higher.
The Finnish player was in the second year of his PGA Tour career in 2025, having earned his card for the US-based circuit via the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai rankings.
Early in his second season, he gave notice of his abilities, placing fourth at the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
Later in the season, he finished T7 at the Myrtle Beach Classic, with another impressive performance coming at the World Wide Technology Championship, finishing as runner-up.
In the last of the year's FedEx Cup Fall events, Valimaki went one better, making history as the first Finnish player to win on the PGA Tour at the RSM Classic.
Helping Valimaki establish himself on the PGA Tour is his caddie, Dominic Bott.
The Yorkshireman brings vast experience to the role, with the 52-year-old having begun his caddying career part-time on the Challenge Tour with Steven Bottomley in 1992 before linking up with Paul Eales on the European Tour the following year.
Other players Bott has caddied for during the early part of his career included Howard Clark, Raymond Russell and Gary Evans. Notably, the latter placed runner-up at the 2002 Open with Bott on his bag.
Speaking to Hazzad Golf, Bott admitted his advice to Evans to take iron instead of driver off the 72nd tee is the one moment in his career he would give anything to change.
Despite that blip, Bott’s caddying career continued to go from strength to strength, with further spells alongside Colin Montgomerie, Paul Casey, Graeme Storm, Lee Westwood and Thomas Bjorn before embarking on a long-term partnership with Thorbjorn Olesen in 2015, albeit with a spell alongside Sean Crocker between 2019 and 2021.
Bott went on to help Olesen win eight tournaments, while he was also his caddie at the 2018 Ryder Cup, underlining his credentials.
The pair went their separate ways in early 2025, with Bott joining forces with Valimaki, with whom he is clearly working his magic again as he continues to establish himself on the PGA Tour.
