b'CHIP SHOTSIts a Caddie ThingCourtesy Rob Rashell/GettyDahmen and RashellIn July, Joel Dahmen, the Clarkston, Wash. native and popular PGA TOUR player, parted ways with his longtime (and equally popular) caddie and best friend Geno Bonnalie. Dahmens new caddie is Rob Rashell, who has also been his swing coach for the past decade.Rashell grew up in Lake Stevens, Wash., and learned the game as a caddie at Everett Golf and Country Club. He earned an Evans Scholarship, which took him to the University of Washington. He and Dahmen both played on the UW mens golf team (although 10 years apart), and both won the Washington Mens Amateur (also 10 years apartRashell in 1997, Dahmen in 2007). Rashell played several years on the PGA TOUR, Kurt Kitayama (left) and his brother Danny after the win at the 3Mcompeted in the 2005 and 2008 U.S. Opens, Open. (Photo courtesy Danny Kitayama) before transitioning to coaching in 2014. Kurt and DannyDanny Kitayama, who has caddied at Bandon Dunes for 16 years, was on the bag for his little brother, Kurt, when he won the 3M Open on the PGA TOUR in early July. Danny stepped in as the caddie for his brother after Kurts previous caddie, Tim Tucker, took a temporary position as the caddie for Bryson DeChambeau. Tucker is also a former caddie at Bandon Dunes. 10 PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLFER|SEPT 2025'