Caddy Corner
Every golfer has a story. More often than not, the best stories come from the caddies who know every course, every tip, every bet, every angle.
Welcome to Caddy Corner, where we share caddy wisdom insights, golf travel adventures, and behind-the-scenes looks at how CaddyTips® guides are built. Pull up a chair in the Caddy Corner and stay awhile.
Spend enough time around professional caddies and you’ll quickly learn two things.
First, they know golf.
Second…they love action.
Whether it’s Nassau bets, skins games, first birdie, closest-to-th...
Hand a caddy your bag on the first tee and the first thing he does is look at what's in it. Not the brand. The "gaps". Because a caddie's whole job is handing you the right club — and if two of your c...
Caddies are world-famous gamblers — not just on the games on TV, but on the very players they're carrying for. Spend a week inside the ropes and you learn fast that loopers are some of the sharpest be...
Every caddy eventually notices the same pattern.
A golfer who once rolled the ball beautifully starts missing putts they never used to miss. Three-footers become uncomfortable. Their stroke gets shor...
There’s a line item in your golf budget you never actually wrote down. It hides inside that fresh sleeve you crack open on the first tee and the dwindling supply you’re rationing by the back nine.
Fo...
There may be nothing better in this game than watching a kid light up after a flushed shot. Golf gave most of us a lifetime of mornings we'll never forget, and handing that down to your kid is one of ...
Successfully getting off the tee box sets you up for success on every hole.
Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean striping it down the middle on every hole or stuffing every approach shot close to the f...
There are very few things that enhance a round of golf more than walking the course with a great caddy.
A good caddy doesn’t just carry a golf bag. They become part strategist, part local historian, ...
A great golf trip can turn into survival golf fast.
One minute you’re standing on the first tee at Bandon Dunes, Pebble Beach, Pinehurst, Bethpage Black, Streamsong, or another bucket-list golf desti...
One of the most common questions in golf isn’t how to play a bunker shot or read a grainy green.
It’s:
“How much should I pay my caddy?”
The answer isn’t always straightforward.
A caddy at Pebble ...
Ask ten golfers who the greatest player of all time is and you’ll likely get the same few answers.
Ask ten golfers who the greatest golf course architect of all time is and you’ll quickly discover so...
Some golf courses are memorable because of the score you shoot.
Others are memorable because of the people you meet.
For me, Streamsong will always be both.
A few years ago, I made the trip to Cent...
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