Anyone Remember this Article--help me find it?

[amd3202]

Hello,

A few years back i read this great article in one of the major golf magazines. It was about a golfer who wanted to caddied for a pro. And he finally got his chance, did a great job but on a crucial green he said to the golfer "don't come up short" which is something a caddie is not supposed to say...

I have referred to this article for years when talkign to people, it always left a lasting impresson on me about how the use of just the right words (or wrong words) can have a big impact.

I figured if there's any chance of ever finding this article again (as i'm not a huge golfer i don't remember the caddie's name or the pro's name, the course, the year, the magazine or anythign else...)

Thanks again for your thoughts on this. And if you have ever read that article, and can remember the name of the magazine, any clue or even just the name of one of the people involved i'm sure i can find it based on that. Of course if you can give me a link that woudl be amazing :)

Thanks for your time and i truly envy all the folks out there who have time to play this great game. I hope to someday dust off my clubs (which i still keep in my trunk--cause you never know).

[Acropo]

I can't recall the particular article but there are several anecdotes about golfers' reactions to suh advice. The most recent that has stuck in my mind being Montgomerie, who blamed the caddie for making him miss by putting the neg thought in his mind!

I'm a fan of Monty and he's a lovely bloke off the course but I wouldn't caddy for him if I won it in a raffle!

BTW - a good insight into the life of a pro golfer can be found in a book entitled 'Bring me the Head of Sergio Garcia', which is about a pro trying to make it through the lower Tours in Europe. Probs with caddies, colleagues, own head - it's all in there.

[amd3202]

Thanks i'll try to find the same concept in one of the items you recommend. It's just for this life-example this article/quote was just so perfect... i wish i had tore the page out of the magazine when i read it... just didn't know at the time i'd refer back to it for years! Thanks again for the reply.