Robert Allenby sacks long time caddie

Australian Robert Allenby has parted company with his long-time caddie Colin Burwood.

The pair have severed ties several times in the past, only to subsequently mend their differences and resume working together, but Allenby told AAP ahead of this week’s NEC Invitational that he is on the look out for a new bag man.

"Col wouldn't let me pick my own clubs," Allenby answered when asked why he had sacked Burwood after tying for 39th at the US PGA Championship in New York on Sunday.

Australia’s highest-ranked golfer at No.15 in the world, Allenby’s bag will be carried by his former accountant Tim Carnival, who is a part-time caddie based in Cleveland and the husband of LPGA player Janice Moodie.

"He's caddied here twice for Tom Watson," Allenby added of his temporary replacement for the tournament at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.

Glenn Parry, the brother of defending NEC Invitational champion Craig Parry, will replace Carnival next week at the Deutsche Bank Championship at the Tournament Players Club of Boston in Massachusetts.

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