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04-16-2024, 04:34 PM | #3 |
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04-17-2024, 04:59 AM | #5 | |
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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. |
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04-17-2024, 05:51 AM | #6 | |
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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. |
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04-17-2024, 06:25 AM | #7 | |
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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 . Last edited by philfree; 04-17-2024 at 06:34 AM.. |
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04-17-2024, 08:22 AM | #8 | |
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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. . |
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04-17-2024, 07:08 AM | #9 | |
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04-17-2024, 08:26 AM | #10 |
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04-17-2024, 09:09 AM | #11 |
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04-17-2024, 09:24 AM | #12 |
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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.
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04-17-2024, 09:03 AM | #13 | |
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Please dear god don't make this poor bastard wander the course all day while I'm spraying balls left and right... |
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