Tipping a caddy

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It is not less work. It is probably more work. You have to know where 4 balls are at all times (and be there to show the member). You have to have yardage for all 4 balls. You have 4 sets of clubs to keep clean. You have 4 times as many sand traps to rake. You have 4 times the number of divots to replace. Carrying 1 set of clubs for 18 holes is easy for a caddie. You get to take a nice, leisurely stroll across the golfcourse while forecaddies have to run all over the course.

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what kind of caddy who's been employed for > a month and not on tour carrys one bag?

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For actually carrying a bag i would get paid 50-60

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Right, so you want more than twice the money for much less work. No way.

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no caddy worth taking with you carrys one bag, ever.

[slickpoppa]

Right, I always had two bags, or two bags plus two on the cart. With some groups I was making 200 for 2 up and 2 down

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Do they still have the A/B/C caddy ratings, with different base pay rates? If I remember correctly it was something like $22+tip for a C-caddy, 27+tip for a B-caddy, and 32+tip for an A.

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theoretically, yes. in reality, b doesn't exist, and anyone physically capable of carrying 2 bags gets paid as an a, and those were the rates i quoted. i think the posted base rates are 30,35,40/bag for a,b,c.

[gvibes]

I caddied for ~10 years at one of the more exclusive clubs in Chicago, and I keep in touch with the caddymaster there.

We would normally only carry one bag, or chase one cart, as we had an overabundance of caddies. The current going rate is roughly 75-80 per cart/bag. Most courses will pay slightly less for carts, but mine didn't.

We didn't receive anything from the club - everything was paid from the members'/players' pocket.

Caddying is the greatest job in the world, bar none. At the sort of club the OP is describing, I would guess they make 100-120 a round, so 25-30 a man sounds right (assuming they do a decent job).

And don't let them ride on the back of the cart - make the bastard run.

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"And don't let them ride on the back of the cart - make the bastard run. "

No caddy worth his/her salt would even attempt to ride on the back of the cart. Totally tacky.

[Evan]

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No caddy worth his/her salt would even attempt to ride on the back of the cart. Totally tacky.

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I'm not sure if you've been back to Kisco lately, but forecaddies walking from the first green to the second tee are few and far between, same with 17 green to 18 tee.