A tradition like no other ****Official Masters Thread****

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks

1. Merge
2. 72 hole tournaments
3. No shorts
4. No music blaring
5. NO TEAMS

I play golf in shorts with music playing all the time, but I don't want to see the pros in shorts or hear music blaring on every hole.

Out of all the things why do shorts bother you?

I want to see them without caddies myself

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Out of all the things why do shorts bother you?

I want to see them without caddies myself

I'd love to see one tourney with the pros having to find their own golf balls when they hit.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

I'd love to see one tourney with the pros having to find their own golf balls when they hit.

I'd rather have people find my ball for me when I hit in the rough.

[crayzkirk]

Originally Posted by philfree

I'd rather have people find my ball for me when I hit in the rough.

I'd rather have the gallery walls to deflect my errant shots...

[scho63]

Originally Posted by philfree

I'd rather have people find my ball for me when I hit in the rough.

If you have never played a round with fore caddies, you should because it's fantastic.

Back in NJ when I belonged to a country club, I would use them often. Walking the course without a bag and having someone up ahead spotting every tee shot is perfection. Raking the bunkers, handing you clubs, cleaning your clubs, helping you read putts with local knowledge and telling you best place to aim for off the tee based on your skill makes it much easier to play 18 holes.

Very relaxing and more engaging as a group.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by scho63

If you have never played a round with fore caddies, you should because it's fantastic.

Back in NJ when I belonged to a country club, I would use them often. Walking the course without a bag and having someone up ahead spotting every tee shot is perfection. Raking the bunkers, handing you clubs, cleaning your clubs, helping you read putts with local knowledge and telling you best place to aim for off the tee based on your skill makes it much easier to play 18 holes.

Very relaxing and more engaging as a group.

Had the pleasure of playing with them at Winged Foot in a charity outing years ago put on by the NY Giants.
That was an incredible day, flew in the night before, rented a car to get to the course the next morning, shot a 78, had one drink after the round and flew back home that afternoon.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by scho63

If you have never played a round with fore caddies, you should because it's fantastic.

Back in NJ when I belonged to a country club, I would use them often. Walking the course without a bag and having someone up ahead spotting every tee shot is perfection. Raking the bunkers, handing you clubs, cleaning your clubs, helping you read putts with local knowledge and telling you best place to aim for off the tee based on your skill makes it much easier to play 18 holes.

Very relaxing and more engaging as a group.

Never played with a caddie. Walked most of my golf up to 40 years old probably and then a couple years where I played with the same people we used carts but my buddy didn't mind driving so I'd put my clubs on the cart but walk. I liked that and probably played my best golf doing that. Fun times. These days my body has betrayed me and it's been all cart golf.

I was spotting balls once when the MO Sr Amateur was at our course. I was 16 years old I think. I was on the 18th hole and the head pro calls me up to the pro shop to caddie which by those days that wasn't really a thing. So I go up to the pro shop and find out I'm not just caddying i'm caddying double. I'd never caddied for anyone before so what deal it was to caddy double for two SR golfers. Got paid $8.00 from each player. I thought I did alright since I only lost one 4 iron .

[RedRaider56]

Originally Posted by philfree

Never played with a caddie. Walked most of my golf up to 40 years old probably and then a couple years where I played with the same people we used carts but my buddy didn't mind driving so I'd put my clubs on the cart but walk. I liked that and probably played my best golf doing that. Fun times. These days my body has betrayed me and it's been all cart golf.

I was spotting balls once when the MO Sr Amateur was at our course. I was 16 years old I think. I was on the 18th hole and the head pro calls me up to the pro shop to caddie which by those days that wasn't really a thing. So I go up to the pro shop and find out I'm not just caddying i'm caddying double. I'd never caddied for anyone before so what deal it was to caddy double for two SR golfers. Got paid $8.00 from each player. I thought I did alright since I only lost one 4 iron .

Years ago, I had an opportunity to play the Teeth of the Dog in the Dominican Republic. The course had a requirement to have a caddie with us. Wow, what a difference it made.

Sir. you want to aim your tee shot over that hill and let the ball roll back down to the left etc.
Sir, you should aim your putt over here and try to have the speed die off right about here.

Of course, I never knew where my tee shots would go, but the putting advice as very welcome. At the time, the expected tip was about $20. I gave the caddie $50 as the round was so much more enjoyable due to his advice. .

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by scho63

If you have never played a round with fore caddies, you should because it's fantastic.

Back in NJ when I belonged to a country club, I would use them often. Walking the course without a bag and having someone up ahead spotting every tee shot is perfection. Raking the bunkers, handing you clubs, cleaning your clubs, helping you read putts with local knowledge and telling you best place to aim for off the tee based on your skill makes it much easier to play 18 holes.

Very relaxing and more engaging as a group.

Going on a golf trip to Vegas next week with a bunch of guys from my club. A couple of the courses we are playing have fore caddies. Never played with them before so it's going to be interesting.

[neech]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

Going on a golf trip to Vegas next week with a bunch of guys from my club. A couple of the courses we are playing have fore caddies. Never played with them before so it's going to be interesting.

I heard to tip your caddie 50 bucks.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by neech

I heard to tip your caddie 50 bucks.

Thankfully, the group of guys I'm going with (32 of us) do a "buy in" of sorts that covers green fees, carts, tipping at courses, etc.

[Hawker007]

Originally Posted by neech

I heard to tip your caddie 50 bucks.

It depends...is that on top of a fee that you are already paying for them? Typically, you will already be charged a fee of about $100, so yes a $50 tip is good. If there is no fee, then $50 isn't going to cut it.

Some courses just want you to pay them in full in cash, that's why it matters.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by scho63

If you have never played a round with fore caddies, you should because it's fantastic.

Back in NJ when I belonged to a country club, I would use them often. Walking the course without a bag and having someone up ahead spotting every tee shot is perfection. Raking the bunkers, handing you clubs, cleaning your clubs, helping you read putts with local knowledge and telling you best place to aim for off the tee based on your skill makes it much easier to play 18 holes.

Very relaxing and more engaging as a group.

Played on a Tiger Woods course in Cabo where we all had caddies. We got on during members hours and played in a foursome with a guy who had a tour card. It's as nerve wracking as any round I've ever played.

Please dear god don't make this poor bastard wander the course all day while I'm spraying balls left and right...