I recently played TPC Canyons in Las Vegas and Caddies were mandatory. Its not like I didnt like it but it was the first time i have ever played on a course that does that.
2007-08-02 03:56:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Golf
Yes it was free but we game him a tip
2007-08-02 04:03:31 · update #1
Golfguy1ar, it's because you went in the summer when it's ridiculously hot. That is the off season out here.
The Wynn's golf course gives everyone a caddie too. And if you want to get a job as one, you have to be like a 5 handicap or better (and they make you play a round to prove it).
2007-08-02 15:01:53 · answer #1 · answered by Vegas Matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are courses, mainly high end, around the country where caddies are mandatory. The base fees for the caddies are normally included in the green fees. But, it is customary to tip the caddies, who depend heavily on tips for their living. Some courses have no carts or cart paths. Most courses that have cadies available do so on an optional basis. Caddies normally will add to the golfing experience and help maintain the golf course as well as the pace of play.
2007-08-03 07:34:00 · answer #2 · answered by Steve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Thailand, where I often play golf, caddies are mandatory. They are usually women, have a uniform for the course and are pretty knowledgeable about yards and which way the greens run. The level of English is from zero to a very tiny bit but the level of affability is very high, lots of smiles. They rake the traps, spot your ball on the greens, repair pitch marks and even retrieve balls from the hole. You never, ever pull a flag, rake a bunker or pull your bag - they may lose their job if the caddie master saw you actually doing something like that. There is a mandatory caddie fee of about $6 tacked on to the green fee and a tip of somewhere between $5-10 is usually given.
I prefer doing all this myself, but at the same time, when it's 95 degrees out, it's nice.
2007-08-02 19:21:52 · answer #3 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I played the TPC Canyons on June 19, 2007 and wasn't even offered a caddy. Not that I would have taken one, it was 110 degrees the day I was there.
2007-08-02 14:40:48 · answer #4 · answered by Golfguy1ar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never played on one, but I volunteered on a golf course for a tournament where it was mandatory. I volunteered at Whistling Straights in Kohler, WI for the 2007 Senior Open. My boyfriend found out that you have to pay almost $200 to play 18 holes and your not guarunteed to play on the Straights course (two courses, the other is called the Irish course) and you had to have a caddy (an additonal $75 not including a tip).
2007-08-02 17:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jaci ♥ 's ♫ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some nicer courses require a caddy most of the time the cost is included in the greens fee, but you should always tip your caddy anyway!! 10% of the greens fee is a goodf tip with a min of $10 or $15
2007-08-02 13:56:42 · answer #6 · answered by ronan_el 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple country clubs here in Pittsburgh that require you to take a caddy if one is available.
On vacation in the Dominican republic, the courses we played always had caddies. If you didn't want to walk, you got one as a fore caddy.
2007-08-02 13:39:14 · answer #7 · answered by thrdroc04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I've never even heard of a course like that. I played TPC Jasna Polana and they didn't require a caddy. I wouldn't mind it though, what was the caddy fee?
2007-08-02 11:00:17 · answer #8 · answered by suspendedagain300 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I caddy back the 70 's for 8 years I love it
2007-08-02 11:15:31 · answer #9 · answered by paulcondo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Come to my country, on the range we have somebody tee up the ball for us, and on the course we have a caddy (mandatory) and if its hot we have somebody holding an umbrella for us.
2007-08-02 11:43:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋