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.

 
Playing the Sony Open Pro-Am at Waialae: A Masterclass in Hawaii Golf

Most golfers experience the Sony Open from outside the ropes.

In 2022, I had the opportunity to experience it from inside them.

Thanks to legendary Southern California golf veteran Brian Saltus, I w...

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Torrey Pines Before the 2008 U.S. Open

There are certain golf courses that immediately remind you why you fell in love with the game.

Torrey Pines South is one of them.

A few months before the 2008 U.S. Open transformed Torrey Pines into...

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Bandon Dunes: Survival Golf on the Oregon Coast

For nearly six consecutive years, an annual pilgrimage to Oregon’s rugged southern coastline became one of the highlights of my golfing calendar. The timing was always questionable. We would visit at ...

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Why Arizona Is Golf’s Greatest Desert Playground

When most golfers think about desert golf, they picture cactus-lined fairways, dramatic rock formations, and endless sunshine. What many don’t realize is that Arizona isn’t just one type of desert gol...

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Where It All Began: Spyglass Hill, Stevenson School, and the Caddy Shack

Long before CaddyTips existed, before course strategy guides, GPS watches, and detailed yardage books became commonplace, there was Spyglass Hill.

Growing up in Carmel, California, golf wasn’t just s...

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Surviving Bethpage Black the Day After the PGA Championship

There are difficult golf courses, and then there is Bethpage Black.

Back in 2019, Golfweek invited CaddyTips to experience one of golf’s ultimate tests—the day after the PGA Championship had packed u...

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Inside Pebble Beach: How We Built Our Most Popular CaddyTips Download

Pebble Beach Golf Links is the course that put CaddyTips® on the map.

Not because it was the first guide we ever created. Not because it was the most difficult. And not because it was the most famous...

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