GCA Caddie Survey

[Sven Nilsen]

Answer the following:

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

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

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

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: ____________________

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

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  _____

7.  Number you play with a caddie: _____

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.

[BHoover]

1.  Caddied before going to college: Yes  Years: 4

2.  Caddied during college: Yes  Years: 2

3.  Caddied after college: No 

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: I don't remember what classification my club used.

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: Yes

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

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 4-5

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

[Mark Saltzman]

Answer the following:

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: ___N__

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: ____NA________________

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

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  __100___

7.  Number you play with a caddie: ___40__

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

[Brad Tufts]

Never have actually caddied, although I took a caddie training program one year in HS but another job summer job came up.

Play 100ish rounds per year.

Caddie maybe 20-25.

Take them at home and away (cart or caddie mandatory on weekend mornings at Tedesco in season).

A few stated on the other thread how they would like to be able to walk and carry on weekend mornings instead of mandatory cart or caddie.  Coming from a club that has that rule in place, I like it.  Our caddies are 95%+ younger than college seniors, so our program is really a grow-the-game thing for young players.  The fees are modest, and those wanting to save can take a cart for $17 to avoid the $25-30 minumum caddie payment for the younger caddies (bag-room level guys make $40-50).  I may feel different if all of our caddies were older pro jocks just trying to finance their next gambling debt...but I never want to leave a kid on the pine who just wants to loop to make a few bucks and play our course the next Monday just to save $25.

[John McCarthy]

Answer the following:

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: 4

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

3.  Caddied after college: [Y/N]  Years: 0

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: Honor

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: Y - Evans

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  35

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 1
        I'm not a member at a club with a caddy program.  The only times I take them is when I am a guest at a club with a program.  I don't go to too many of those clubs.

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

[Jud_T]

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: ___N__

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: _____N/A_______________

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

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  __50___

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]   Both

[Michael Wharton-Palmer]

Sorry, but only caddied three times.
Twice for Hal Sutton in The Open and same venue for a buddy of mine...does that count?

[Kevin_D]

1.  Caddied before going to college: Y  Years: 6

2.  Caddied during college: Y  Years: 4

3.  Caddied after college: N

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: No idea what this means but I used to caddie for the club champion

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: Y (though was a pittance compared to the cost of my college, and they partially used it to offset other grants I received)

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  40-50 (though this is comprised ~1/3 of "rounds" played at night in 9 hole increments)

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 30-35 (all weekend rounds, carry my bag at night)

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

[Mark McKeever]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: Yes, 2 years

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

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

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: Junior?

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

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

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:  [H/A/B]  BOTH

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.


Mark

[Jason Topp]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y]  Years: 2

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

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

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: Only caddied in competitive events - never at a club

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: N

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  100

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 20

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

[Howard Riefs]

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: ___N__

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: _____N/A_______________

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

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  __50___

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

[Greg Stebbins]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: __Yes, 2 years___

2.  Caddied during college: [Y/N]  Years: __Yes, 4 years___

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

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: ____No rankings existed________________

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

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  _90____

7.  Number you play with a caddie: __20 (only when they are mandatory)___

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

[PCCraig]

1.  Caddied before going to college: Yes - mostly worked at the local muni pro shop, but looped here and there.  

2.  Caddied during college: Yes  Years: 3-4

3.  Caddied after college: No  

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: All-Star

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: No

6.  Number of rounds you play a year: ~50 last year

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

[Jeffrey Conners]

1.  Caddied before going to college: Yes - 4 years

2.  Caddied during college: Yes - 3 years

3.  Caddied after college: No

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

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: N

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  35

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 30

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

[Brian Finn]

Caddied before going to college: YES  Years: 3
Caddied during college: NO  Years: N/A
Caddied after college: NO Years: N/A
Highest rank achieved as a caddie: N/A (middle of the pack)
Received a caddie scholarship: NO
Number of rounds you play a year: ~60
Number you play with a caddie: ~6
If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  AWAY (historically)

Typically only had a caddie when visiting clubs with programs - ~10% of rounds last year.

Joined club last year that has junior caddie program (call ahead only - few/no standby guys in a yard/shack), so eager to use caddies at home this season as well.  Our club does allow us to walk and carry at any time (one of the major draws for me, besides quality of course, etc), and I expect a majority of my rounds will still be carrying my own.

[Brian Potash]

1.  Caddied 2 years prior to college

2.  Caddied 1 year during college

3.  Did not caddy after college

4.  No specific rank

5.  No caddie scholarship

6.  95 round per year

7.  75 rounds with caddy

8.  Both

[Bill Brightly]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: Yes, 4

2.  Caddied during college: [Y/N]  Years: Yes, 4

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

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: no rank assigend, but I was very good

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

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  90

7.  Number you play with a caddie:  60

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

[Colin Sheehan]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: All through high school 

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

3.  Caddied after college: [Y/N]  Years: Supplementally for 1-2.

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: Advanced

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [Y/N] Never

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  90

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 50

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  [H/A/B] Caddie not available (yet) at Home Course. All away. I just returned from an intro meeting about creating a new caddie program for local middle and high school students.

[Bill Crane]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years:    3
2.  Caddied during college: [Y/N]  Years: __2___   but less often
3.  Caddied after college: [Y/N]  Years: __0___  None
4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: _______Not Applicable_______
5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [Y/N]  No
6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  60+
7.  Number you play with a caddie:  about 8  or 9
8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  [H/A/B]  AWAY       at other clubs, although I will engage my son to caddie for me at home on occasion.

I caddied mostly at my home club - Springdale, in Princeton, NJ  which no longer has a caddie program.  Bill Campbell - Pres of USGA, US Amatuer winner, 2x Sr Amatuer champ and first Captain of the R & A from the US was the most famous golfer that I caddied for.   Also caddied for two Governors of NJ.

It would be great to have caddies again at  Springdale, I may try to install a “caddies on call” type of program.   Most members do not want to spend the money to take caddies regularly.

Wm Flynnfan

[JLahrman]

1.  Caddied before going to college: Y  Years: 3

2.  Caddied during college: N; I worked in the bag shop at a club, caddied a few times, but not enough to say that I "caddied"

3.  Caddied after college: N

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: Didn't know there was such a thing

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: N

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  20

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:  NA

[Tom Walsh]

1.  Caddied before going to college: [Y/N]  Years: 6

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

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

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: "A"

5.  Received a caddie scholarship: [Y/N]  you must be joking--I was solidly in the middle of the curve--not showing off

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  10

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 0 more's the pity

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

[Bill Seitz]

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: Not officially.  I've caddied for friends in USGA events, but never for actual wages.

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: ~5

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both:  Away, if you don't count the HHH.

[JMEvensky]

 I may try to install a “caddies on call” type of program.   

 Sorry for the threadjack,but how does this work?

[corey miller]

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

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

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

4.  Highest rank achieved as a caddie: __________na__________

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

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  ___60__

7.  Number you play with a caddie: __55___

8.  If you do use caddies, is it generally at your home course, while playing an away game, or both  Both, forced to accept caddie service

[Michael Whitaker]

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:  N

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

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

6.  Number of rounds you play a year:  100

7.  Number you play with a caddie: 1 or 2

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