Tipping a caddy

[zaxx19]

Did you get a can of soup for making this post?

How can anyone learn to golf when one day costs so much??

[htc1278]

If the caddy was relying on just 1 person for a tip I would tip around $40-$50 but because there are 3 people tipping you can get away with $20/person. For the same 4 hour round the caddy will make an extra $10 or so. I used to caddy and carrying the clubs was never the hard part. Caddies get used to that pretty quickly. The hard part was finding the horrible tee shots when you forecaddie a hole where the sun is behind the golfers teeing off. I also find that when I am being given a huge discount on something I am more likely to tip generously because it is money I would have had to have spent if there wasn't a discount to begin with...

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The hard part was finding the horrible tee shots when you forecaddie a hole where the sun is behind the golfers teeing off.

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Yes. The only time I was almost hit by a ball was in this exact set of circumstances.

[GoblinMason (Craig)]

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I used to caddy and I could not stand cheap f&*^s.

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The hard part was finding the horrible tee shots when you forecaddie a hole where the sun is behind the golfers teeing off.

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[edtost]

it depends on the level of service you get. if he's finding balls in the woods, giving advice about how to play holes, reading greens well, etc. i would say 25-30 a man. if he seems to be walking behind you a lot and standing around doing nothing when you get up to the greens, 20 is plenty.

note that my experience comes from a course where all compensation for the caddies was from tips - if this one pays them a salary also, the numbers can be reduced accordingly. however, they are also based on a course where rounds were often completed in < 4 hours, which is likely not the case at this public course.

in addition, forecaddies help make the round a lot faster and more pleasant, especially when most of the groups on the course are unfamiliar with its layout.

[Clarkmeister]

$10 a guy is fine for this situation. Maybe a little more if he is exceptional.

[Sponger15SB]

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your post is kind of funny considering your name

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Gambling is illegal at bushwoods and I never slice!

[trying2learn]

I forecaddied at Shadow Creek (Las Vegas' most exclusive course at one time), and my tips were OUTRAGEOUS. This isn't applicable to this situation, however now many of the local courses (higher end) have gone to having forecaddies go along to explain the course, read puts, wipe clubs, etc. I will tell you that this will be the most well spent money (assuming they do a good job) you will spend on your round. Whatever amount you decide.

[Clarkmeister]

Can you get me a tee time? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[trying2learn]

whoa! but it looks good on you though!