American Harris English may be without caddie Eric Larson for next week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush after the bag man was denied entry to the UK.English, the world number 19 golfer, said a letter is "sitting on someone's desk at the government somewhere" after the decision to stop Larson from travelling because of a drug conviction more than 30 years ago.

Ahead of the Scottish and British Open, Eric Larson has been unable to obtain a new visa for entry into the U.K., according to the Associated Press.

Harris English is in the United Kingdom for two big weeks without his caddie. The U.K. has a new Electronic Travel Authority visa that now applies for Americans.