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Im going to be starting caddying soon this will be my first time. What should i expect? I am going for some lessons at the golf resort but could anyone give me some tips on what i should expect and what i should be doing. I know the basics to hand them there clubs and give them advice but what else?
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Since it is a resort, you will probably have a lot of golfers that are not familiar with the course, so you will need to get a good knowledge of the course. This way you can help them by telling them tidbits about it, ex. where to play a shot, distance to hit it, the roll of the greens.
Definitely clean the clubs after each shot. Fix Divots, rake bunkers, keep up or even be ahead of the golfer. One thing, always be at the ball before the golfer, this way you can give them yardage, advice, assistance and they can get their club and get ready.
Watch everyone’s ball, this way you can help find them if needed. You may also get tips from other golfers if you do help them.
Do not stand in their way at any time.
Above all, have fun, enjoy the sun.
A caddy can and will be called on to give advice. The rules allow a player to confer with his caddy, and some players will do so.
For the most part the golden rule of a caddy is to keep up and shut up. However, since you’re at a resort and not a private club you might find it to be a bit more relaxed and less competitive. Still, if you master these things you’ll be great:
1. Learn the rules. The rulebook is complicated, but if you know the basics you’ll be fine most of the time. Players may not usually look for you to know a rule, but they’ll expect that you don’t break any rules as well since a caddy, technically, can cause a penalty on the player he’s working for. Not sure if this will matter in a resort setting, but at a club it certainly could.
2. Learn the greens. You might not need to read greens perfectly, but you certainly need to be able to tell the player which way it will break, and that’s not always as obvious as it sounds. If you can give good advice on the greens you’ll make people happy, and happy people tip.
2b. Learn the greens on approach shots as well. If the green is blind, but you can assure the player that balls all feed to the back left, so they need to leave it in the front right, that could be very helpful.
3. Learn the lines of play. There are ideals lines of attack on nearly every tee shot, depending on where the flag is located on the green, and how long the player hits the ball. You’ll learn that three players can take the identical line on a dogleg hole; one winds up in the bunker, one in the fairway, and one goes through the fairway and into the rough. You’ll learn how to figure out how long and consistent your player is and, when asked, give advice on the best line to take.
At a resort the number one thing people want to know is about the course. They want to know where trouble is, where they should hit or look to miss, and how the putts will break. Your job as a caddy is to play attention during all of your loops, learn things about the course and how people play it, and pass that information on to your next clients. You’re there to help them have fun and play well. If you do that you’ll earn your tips.
Have fun!
tell them that they will allways do good so they give u a good tip