The business relationship between Brendon Todd and Tom Brill is off to a fast start.

Less than two weeks ago, Todd was a Nationwide Tour member in need of a caddie. Through word of mouth, he heard about Tom Brill, a former college golf coach who has caddied for players on the Nationwide and Champions tours.

The two were paired up for the first time in last week's Utah Championship and will return to action Thursday at the Albertsons Boise Open at Hillcrest Country Club.

It didn't take long for the 23-year-old Tour rookie to make an impression on Brill, who lives in Boise where he works as a chauffeur for Showcase Limousine Service.

"He started eagle, birdie, birdie, birdie, birdie," Brill said. "He was 6-under through five holes. I thought to myself, 'This might be a good deal.' "

Todd rode his fast start to his first win on the Nationwide Tour, and he did it in tournament-record fashion. A four-time All-American at the University of Georgia, Todd finished at 22-under at Willow Creek Country Club in Sandy, Utah. His nearest competitor was six shots back.

The win came with a $99,000 check and propelled Todd into 15th on the Nationwide's money list (the top 25 golfers at the end of the year advance to the PGA Tour). Brill's agreement with Todd gives him 10 percent of the earnings after a win, so it was a profitable weekend for both of them.

Todd said Brill earned his money.

"He's just a fun guy," Todd said. "He kept me loose, and he knows what he's talking about."

Staying loose might have been a key to Todd's victory. He shared the lead after three rounds at the Athens Regional Classic in April before shooting an 80 and tumbling all the way down the leaderboard into a tie for 25th after the final round.

"I wasn't going to let that happen again," Brill said. "Before we started on Sunday I said, 'God, what a marvelous Thursday this is.' I was just trying to make sure he had fun."

Todd said Brill's light-hearted attitude - and his golf knowledge - proved to be a big plus.

"He helps me not make the bad shots," Todd said. "He stops me if he thinks I'm going to make a bad shot. That's what he gets paid for."

Brill said Todd makes a lot more good shots than bad, especially with his putter.

Brill coached Phil Mickelson during Lefty's junior season at Arizona State in the early 1990s, and he's not afraid to compare the two on the putting greens.

"(Todd) is a tremendous putter, tremendous," Brill said. "This guy's on a par with Mickelson putting the golf ball."

Todd played his first round at Hillcrest on Wednesday, so he said he'd be leaning on Brill's knowledge of the course.

"He can help me here even more than last week," Todd said.

The pair's original plan was to work together for three events, meaning they were going to part ways after next week's Oregon Classic in Junction City.

And now?

"I think it will go beyond that," Brill said.

Todd agreed.

"I don't have a lot of prospects for caddies, and we just won," he said. "So maybe it will keep progressing for a little while."

This business relationship got off to a fast start - and now maybe it has some legs.