How great would it be to have a caddy?

[danieldrieberg]

I done caddies. It's OK . If it's a one time experience the caddy did not know my game and tendencies to significantly affect my game. Now a caddy who worked each of your rounds ---that would be ideal. The caddy on a new course can give you some tips on holes where the shot is not obvious however driving ahead to scout shot with the cart or a good GPS unit does the same.

Throwing out another choice ----Which one would be better a caddy or a beverage cart on demand be best??? ie your own beer cart????

[adamgoodman]

I done caddies. It's OK . If it's a one time experience the caddy did not know my game and tendencies to significantly affect my game. Now a caddy who worked each of your rounds ---that would be ideal. The caddy on a new course can give you some tips on holes where the shot is not obvious however driving ahead to scout shot with the cart or a good GPS unit does the same.

Caddy... I don't want to pay for carts anymore and carrying my bag sucks.

[ronaldkuntoro]

I was just thinking how great it would be to have a caddy. Not even like a tour caddy who walks every inch of the course, but just a person to carry the bag, hand you clubs, and give you advice on your shots. I just wish I could have the experience a couple times.

I had a Female Caddy once in Asia. They are soo annoying. They gave a wrong club recommendation. They also gave a wrong yardage. They shouted FORE when it should have been you who do it.

If you are not a professional, forget about having a caddy. Those caddies are very unprofessional.

[mattttt25]

My only experience with a caddy was in Mexico many years ago. They didn't speak English and I didn't speak Spanish. But it was an awesome experience and they really helped. Proves that golf is truly an international game. He would hand me a club, I'd look at it and frown, and he'd just say a few things and point at the ball. Damn if he wasn't correct most of the time. And talk about reading greens, with some hand motions and signals, it was amazing how he could tell me how the putt would run. The best part was tipping him $20 after the round and knowing it would feed his family for several days.

[kevin.chan]

I had a Female Caddy once in Asia. They are soo annoying. They gave a wrong club recommendation. They also gave a wrong yardage. They shouted FORE when it should have been you who do it.

Was it in China ?

In China , part of the golf package is you goto have a caddie ( male or female ) . They will carry the clubs , rake the bunker , repair the divot , tell you the distance , hand you the club and align the ball on green for you. They were trained with what club with yardrage ( Asian / Chinese Golfers in specific ) , so it might give you the wrong club if you are from other place than China. To have a caddie ( an experinced and know the yardrage well something like a GPS ) will certainly help your game . He or she will tell you the sloping info of the green , the terrain , where to hit BUT you call the shot . I had a caddie which i always book ( since is it a compulsary by the club ) before she when went to maternaty leave .She has worked nice years at the course and know evry single bit of the course and i learn rading putting line from her too . I also played in another old course in Malaysia and you gotto have caddie too to play there. He is about 55 years old and have work there for 38 years. I played at the cource for the very 1st time and i shot 77 at the 2nd time i played there with the same caddie.

[adamgoodman]

Having a caddy would also give us someone to blame. :D

[The Recreational Golfer]

Tiger's handicap at his home course is around +9.

I would guess that Tiger has his home course figured out by now. What I would like to see is for him and the rest of the field to play a Tour event in which their caddy couldn't give one word of advice. The players wouldn't be helpless, but it would make it a bit like recreational golf, where you're on your own.

[GaijinGolfer]

It would be cool. I wish I could afford to have a caddy and a swing coach.

[imtomtomim]

I've never played with a caddy but I would love to have a good one. One of my golfing buddies (35 years older, retired cop haha), we like to talk a lot about golf when we play. We talk about course strategy, which way greens break, shot shape, how a distance might play, playing misses, swing errors, etc. When we talk it out, we both play fantastically. Just talking about it and figuring it out helps set your mind and confirm your decisions before you hit each shot. Gives a lot of confidence. We don't do this all the time as sometimes we play against each other for a beer or something fun like that, but when we do, we always shoot one of our better scores.

[deronsizemore]

It's definitely nice. We had a fourcaddie when we played Valhalla last year and just to have someone telling you where you want to hit and don't want to hit, helping read greens, etc was helpful.