What makes a good caddie? What do i have to do to become one?

Question

I am applying for a summer job as a caddie and i want to know how to better myself as a caddie

Answer 1

What makes a good caddy is knowing 2 things:

1. Your client

2. The course

Some clients want lots of advice, tips, etc. They may enjoy some light conversation on the course as well. Others just want someone to carry their bag, and nothing more. You need to quickly ascertain your clients' preferences and respond accordingly.

You need to know the course, and display your knowledge to you clients. This will instill a sense of confidence in your clients and allow them to enjoy their game even more.

Your duties will include:

cleaning clubs and golf balls
raking bunkers and sand traps
obtaining yardages
replacing/repairing “divots” (chunks of the fairway)
tending and removing the pin/flag

Caddies must be alert at all times. Any penalty caused by the caddy is added on to his/her golfer’s score. The caddy should be aware of his surroundings at all times, especially when players are hitting. Standing in other golfers’ lines of putting or lines of sight while they are hitting a ball is strongly discouraged. Also, the caddy is expected to know the rules and point out any rule-breaking on the part of the golfer, such as knowing the maximum amount of clubs a player is allowed to carry.

Answer 2

Make sure above all that you know the golf ettiquite. I caddied for about 6 years and every new caddy had a problem with talking or moving when players were in their routine. First things first you need to be able to hustle...Hustle is where you make the money. I mean when you get to the tee box with your client have his driver ready uncovered and waiting for his hand (unless you are on a par 3 or short par 4 then let him/her decide). If the hole has a blind landing..meaning that from the teebox you cannot see where the ball lands, you need to immediately hustle to get to where you can see the ball land. When a golfer loses a ball he gets pissed and your tips drop as his score increases from things you could help him avoid. When everyone has finished teeing off you need to immediately get to your clients ball mark it if needed so you can find it again readily. Now find the yardage to the green...usually marked on sprinklers in the fairway or marked with large metal plates in the fairway. Once at the mark step off the distance to the ball and add or subtract your steps from the yardage on the plate. One big step for a 5'5" person is roughly a yard. When your client arrives at the ball tell him the yardage and let him choose his club. Then step back from him. You always want to be infront of your client and a couple of steps back...with at least 10 yards between you and your client. You dont want to be so close that he feels cramped or so that he can see you while he is swinging. Being infront and a little behind of him will assure that he cannot see you while he swings. Also you dont want to be too far away or he will not be able to change clubs in a hurry if he needs to. After he hits his shot watch the ball land and remember where it is. If his ball lands on the green hand him a putter immediately. Take the club from the client that he just used and go and retrieve his divot and replace it. Clean his club while you walk to his ball and then put it in the bag. If the client has hit into a bunker or sand trap this becomes your first responsibilty...If he is in a faiway bunker still give him his yardage...if he is in a greenside bunker see which club he would like and step back....You should never enter a bunker while the clients ball is in it! After he hits the ball out...if he lands on the green hand him the putter. Now lay down the bag and grab the rake and evenly rake out all of the clients footprints and clubmarks. Always rake a bunker first and then worry about the pin. The pin sometimes gets tricky...make sure if they are far away from the pin you ask them if they would like it tended. Its common courtesy and will show them you know what your doing. A person not on the green cannot have a pin tended. Once you get a few holes in you will get into a pattern and you will do fine.
Remember this order of importance:
1) always carry a wet towel...for cleaning clubs and balls.
2) your client...whatever he/she says do
3) know where your clients ball is and the yardage to the hole
4) have your clients clubs easily availalbe and ready to use...he should never pull out a dirty club.
5) rake traps
6) tend pin

To become a caddy you just need to talk to the headmaster of the Country Club. He will assess your knowledge of the game and see that you are capable of carrying a bag(or two). He then may ask you to caddy a round for him and teach you most of the tasks.

Another useful tip is to carry a lighter and cigar cutter at all times. Those guys love to smoke on the course...having a light in a pinch is always worth a good 5 bucks from most golfers...and the same goes for the cigar cutter.

Answer 3

I was caddy of the year once don't talk and find their golf ball

Answer 4

when you say caddy, you mean looper

you have to be a badass to be a looper!

you need some knowledge of the game

Answer 5

Have a vast knowledge on the game of golf,

Answer 6

be in shape, be nice, clean the clubs before you put them back in the bag... and speak when spoken to...