GCA Caddie Survey

[Brian Joines]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years:  No

2.  Caddied during college: [Y/N]  Years:  No

3.  Caddied after college: [Y/N]  Years: No

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: N/A

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [Y/N] No

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  ~60

7.  Number you play with a caddie: ~10

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both: Mostly away

[Paul Jones]

Never caddied
Play 50 rounds a year
Play 5 rounds a year with a caddie
Always away since my club does not have caddies

[Zack Molnar]

1.  Caddied before going to college: Y  Years:  5

2.  Caddied during college: Y  Years:  1

3.  Caddied after college: N  Years: NA

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: Honor

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: No

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  ~10

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 3

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both: Away. None at home course

[Jason Connor]

Answer the following:

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: __No___

2.  Caddied during college: [Y/N]  Years: _Yes, 1 year____

3.  Caddied after college: [Y/N]  Years: _No____

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: ____Didn't really have ranks________________

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [Y/N]   No

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  _Used to be 30, not <5 (toddler at home)____

7.  Number you play with a caddie: __0___

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  [H/A/B]   

If you want to answer the questions, but don't want to do so publicly, please feel free to IM me the answers.  I'll include them in the final results, but won't divulge any names.


To me a caddy just isn't worth it unless I'm playing a once-in-a-lifetime round like when I played Oakmont.  I thoroughly enjoy a caddie, but it's hard for me to justify paying caddy fees that exceed a peak time, weekend round at my home course.

[Matthew Essig]

1.  Caddied before going to college: Yes. 1 year.

2.  Caddied during college: Don't know yet 

3.  Caddied after college: Don't know yet

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: __There was not a ranking system to my knowledge___

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: No

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  __30___

7.  Number you play with a caddie: __2___

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both: Away

[Jeff Bertch]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: N

2.  Caddied during college: [Y/N]  Years: N

3.  Caddied after college: [Y/N]  Years: Y (3 years)

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: Currently at NGLA/Seminole (no ranks)

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [Y/N] N

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  100+

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 5

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  [H/A/B] Away

[Tom Dunne]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: __2___

2.  Caddied during college: [Y/N]  Years: _____

3.  Caddied after college: [Y/N]  Years: _____

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: _____Pond scum/Lowly bag toter_______________

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [Y/N]

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  _50?___

7.  Number you play with a caddie: __25?___

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  [H/A/B]

[Wayne Wiggins, Jr.]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y]  Years: 3 summers as a young teen (13-16)

2.  Caddied during college: [N]

3.  Caddied after college: [N]

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: Neophyte...

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [N]

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  20-30

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 5

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  One home club requires caddies (as a non-res member, i only play 4-5x a yr and will use caddy); other home club doesn't really have a caddy pogram.  Away when required or requested by host.

If you want to answer the questions, but don't want to do so publicly, please feel free to IM me the answers.  I'll include them in the final results, but won't divulge any names.

[Mike_Trenham]

Answer the following:

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: 7

2.  Caddied during college: [Y/N]  Years: 3

3.  Caddied after college: [Y/N]  Years: only for my father and another freind in big events and my caddie in the local caddie championship

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: had a regular loop and did not need to wait or on call in the winter months

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: determined in eligible as my father the head golf professional made too much money but they gave it to the daugher of a doctor that was a member...

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  80 excluding nine holes after work

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 65

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  most of my rounds are at home with a caddie

If you want to answer the questions, but don't want to do so publicly, please feel free to IM me the answers.  I'll include them in the final results, but won't divulge any names.

[Dan Herrmann]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  No

2.  Caddied during college: [Y/N]  No

3.  Caddied after college: [Y/N]  No

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: ____________________

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [Y/N] No

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  70

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 0

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  n/a

[Bill Shotzbarger]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y]  Years: 5

2.  Caddied during college: [Y]  Years: 2

3.  Caddied after college: [N]

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: Never ranked, but caddied in U.S. Am qualifiers?

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [N]

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  last year, ~60

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 10

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both: both

[Andrew Lewis]

Here's another data point:

1.  Caddied before going to college: N

2.  Caddied during college: N

3.  Caddied after college: N

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: N/A

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: N

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  50+

7.  Number you play with a caddie: historically ~20pct of rounds; will increase considerably this season due to new home club having an excellent program

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both: both