I have Josh Parrish every trip at Pebble Beac for the last 10 years. He is often double and triple booked so you would be lucky to get him. .. I have had top caddies at the best courses and Josh is by far the best. He gives perfect information and takes lots of pictures.
Remember guys one last thing. When you are going to a big resort. You pay caddie fees. These fees are divided three ways typically. The resort gets their about 15%. The caddie company, contracted by the resort gets about 45%. Then the remaining 40 goes to the caddie. So when your tipping your caddie remember they don't get all the fee.
I've played with caddies in several different countries and on numerous occasions always a pleasant day. Love the comment about treating the caddie as you would like being treated yourself.
If you are experienced don't be afraid to offer up a little advice to players that haven't used a caddie. All will appreciate it.
I had a caddie named Moze on a links course near Tunica MS, I hit a fairway wood on my second shot on a par 5 that was over a slight rise. Moze had told me to stay to right side of fairway. Not bad I thought, ball appeared to be heading down what should have been center of fairway. Moze asked 'your ball swim', he saw my puzzled look and added 'it better, it in da water'.
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I like to tell my caddie exactly what I would and would NOT like from him/her. It is always appreciated. I DO try to be as generous and considerate as I can be, as per your suggestions.
I find that some of my playing partners, with whom I may share a caddie, are unhappy because the caddie "talks too much" or gives "tips". My theory is that unless you tell them what you want and need, they may continue to annoy you. So SPEAK UP! How can they accommodate you if they don't know your needs?
99.9999% of players are not good at this game. That makes the caddie's job difficult. When you magically flush that 160 club for a 145 shot uphill over the green and groan it was too much club .... Really? I wasn't over clubbing. I was allowing for
Error. Plus hitting more club and swing with control is the way to play. Also any amateur who really blames a caddie for bad reads is a jerk. You want to make
More putts? Practice. Also get the ball to the hole. Miss on the high side. If you miss
On the low side every time you will never make a putt
I played a late PM round at St. Andrews, and as a single, I had to tote my own bag because the caddy master had run out of loopers for that day. This was my first and only round at the Old Course, so of course I was disappointed. But one of caddies in our four ball volunteered advice now and then throughout the round and frankly saved me! Great young man. On the other hand, an older, experienced caddy at Pebble was about the worst caddie ever. He had a bad, grumbly attitude from the start, and even after I shared my average shot distances with him, dover-clubbed me every shot. He also gave me a terrible target on hole number 8, way left of where I should have been aiming. Then on my second shot on 18, I still kick myself for listening to him again. I took the 5-wood he gave me ("because of the wind") and hit it through the back left bunker and into the Pacific. Sometimes it's best to keep your own counsel.
Oh, there's all SORTS of things that could be done with this. Have the girls mark your drive (they stand in eneolsurcs at the ~225 yard point off the tee and go to spot your drive so you find it), they tee up your drive, they tend the flag...essentially, you have 'eye candy stations' around the course, where there are 'female experiences,' but you ride in the cart with your buds, where all the great conversation happens.I'm not sure I'd want a strange girl riding in the cart with me the whole time (though I'm sure some would), but bits and pieces would work well.Many courses do this to some extent with the 'drink cart' girl: they're almost always cute girls. This just takes it to a different level.
Had Jason Little on our bags at Bandon for all the courses and praise Jesus for that. What a lifesaver. We had such an enjoyable time and it would have been miserable without him. I'd recommend $150 a bag per round. He is a senior caddy and we also had another caddy who wasn't that good who was very negative and so we ditched that guy. Believe his name was Joey? Anyway he complained about pay etc. Jason little though really knew the courses and reads and made us look like much better golfers on each course.
