When you think of caddies, what comes to mind? Someone that carries your clubs for you right?
Well caddies (especially those working with professional players) have a much more important role than to just haul the clubs around the course.
And despite the impact they have on the player's games, there work often goes unnoticed (or unappreciated) in the golfing community.
Yes they handle the players clubs, cleaning and preparing them for the next shot. But they also study the player's game and advise them of certain things.
Often if a pro golfer is not sure about what club to use, what sort of shot to play, where to aim or how the green will break, they'll consult their caddy.
But for the caddy to have any sort of idea of what they are talking about, they need to do their research... and that's where the extra unnoticed work comes in.
They will literally go to the course hours before anybody else and step out all the distances and check the conditions. Then when the day is over, it's the caddies that will stay back after everyone else has left and start preparing things for the next day.
So I've just made it seem like an incredibly horrible job, but I'm just trying to show how much effort caddies actually do put in.
In actual fact, many caddies are close friends with the player and are proud to be there giving support throughout the competition.
It really would be a great job, but contrary to what many people believe, it does take a lot of work.
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