Alan Shearer was on verge of caddying for Lee Westwood at Masters before never-before-seen nightmare wrecked plans

ALAN SHEARER was set to caddie for Lee Westwood at the Masters before disaster struck.

The and legend is an avid golfer in his spare time and plays off a six handicap.

has rubbed shoulders with some of the best players in the world and ahead of , he revealed he previously came close to caddying for Westwood in 2017.

The former striker was invited to take to the course with him for the traditional Par 3 Contest.

But Shearer was unfortunately denied of the privilege twice, telling Betfair: “Lee Westwood offered me the chance to caddie for him on the Par 3 Contest.

“But for whatever reason, someone came to me a couple of days before and said: ‘Look, I'm really sorry but he has to give it to his now-wife'.

“She did it for him, but he said I could do it the following year.

“Lee said to me on the Tuesday at the BBQ: ‘Are you all ready for tomorrow? I'll meet you at 12pm at the caddie shack'.

“I said: ‘Yeah absolutely, so excited I can't wait'.

“He then said: ‘Well get ready because you're going to take a couple of shots, particularly on the last par 3.'

“I was thinking this is amazing. So, I met him, put the overalls on, the green hat and we went to hit a few balls on the driving range. I even picked up the wrong make of balls for him.

“We had a 1pm tee time and at about 12:40, I picked his bag up and we were walking to the first tee.

“Then there was the biggest clash of thunder and lightning ever and the klaxon went, so play was suspended for the rest of the day.

“I was lucky enough to go – but unlucky that I didn't get to caddie for him.

“It's the only time in history that the Par 3 has been cancelled.”

But Shearer has not stopped dreaming of taking to the iconic fairway just yet, adding: “Augusta is one of the few courses I haven't played at. It's the one course I have to play at before I go.”