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Caddie Confidential: Inside Stories from the Caddies of the PGA Tour
In this revealing look at the sport of golf, popular caddie Greg "Piddler" Martin compiles some of the wildest and most entertaining stories from his caddie colleagues across the tour. Providing an insider's scoop on some more incredible tales from on and off the course, this tell-all includes many intriguing facts on the most popular golfers directly from their caddies, including who is the best tipper on tour, which players could use some anger management classes, who comes up with outrageous excuses after blowing a tournament, and how much of a cut a caddie gets on a major payday. Throughout this work, readers are provided with insider tales from the caddies of golf's most popular players, including Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, John Daly, Vijay Singh, Fred Couples and many others. Anecdotes, practical tips, superstitions, and infamous stories that have only been told in their inner circle make this the most comprehensive collection of golf tales and advice ever assembled from the unsung heroes of the game.
- GenresNonfiction
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2009
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July 25, 2022
I thought this book would be better. No real scoop here. I agree with the other reviewer that it was too long for such a short book.
September 29, 2009
While I'm glad that I read the book, it's probably twice as long as it needs to be, and it is a very short book. Most of the stories repeat themselves, as many of the caddies share the same stories and ideas, not suprising in an insular community.
What you do come away with after reading the book is the early caddies' love for the game and job. In the pre-Arnie and television days, the checks doled out at tournaments were small and the caddie wages, 10 percent of his golfers check, barely covered expenses. In fact, it was so bad the in the early days, most of the caddies were black, a fact Martin glosses over without comment.
Caddies in the bad old days drank a lot, slept many to a room, got no respect and lived on short tethers as they could be fired at will. Today, as the PGA Tour purses have outpaced inflation, some caddies file six digit tax returns, but they still serve at the pleasure of single master, toil without healthcare and are barred from the clubhouse.
Martin did well to collect a series of anedotes that paint an unvarished tale of a caddy's life, but you could skip every second stories and feel like you read the book.
What you do come away with after reading the book is the early caddies' love for the game and job. In the pre-Arnie and television days, the checks doled out at tournaments were small and the caddie wages, 10 percent of his golfers check, barely covered expenses. In fact, it was so bad the in the early days, most of the caddies were black, a fact Martin glosses over without comment.
Caddies in the bad old days drank a lot, slept many to a room, got no respect and lived on short tethers as they could be fired at will. Today, as the PGA Tour purses have outpaced inflation, some caddies file six digit tax returns, but they still serve at the pleasure of single master, toil without healthcare and are barred from the clubhouse.
Martin did well to collect a series of anedotes that paint an unvarished tale of a caddy's life, but you could skip every second stories and feel like you read the book.
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