Another reader question opportunity... top caddie Billy Foster...

[JezzE]

Morning all,
Hope you've recovered from an intriguing, controversial and ultimately incredibly exciting Masters. I think the right man won for a lot of reasons, but I digress...
You may have seen Billy Foster in action on the Masters Breakfast show and we now have an opportunity to put your questions to him in a few weeks time for one of our 'Your Questions' features in the magazine.
He's an interesting guy with doubtless countless stories to tell, so fire away...

James Gray, please note we are probably going to phase the cheese question out for a little while...!

* Important - please remember to include your real name, home town and county with your question as we will need that to be able to run your question in the mag.

 

[virtuocity]

*won

 

[bluewolf]

Danny Walsh
Wigan
Lancashire...

Billy, Now you've hopefully recovered from the injury, do you want to go back out on tour with a top player? Or would you prefer to concentrate on media commitments.

 

[JezzE]

Thank you... funny how the brain doesn't always work properly when you're rushing...

 

[bigslice]

David Munn
Ardrossan
Ayrshire

do you think tigers caddie saw that he dropped it two yards behind?

 

[pokerjoke]

Tony Reed
Taunton
Somerset.

Do you think Lee Westwood will win a major.
Do you agree with Monty that hes maybe too old now.
I dont think hes too old by the way.

 

[Tiger]

Billy how many shots do you think a top caddie like yourself could knock off a handicap golfers score and how would you achieve that?

Tiger de Souza
Ipswich
Suffolk

 

[gjbike]

Graham Johnson
Wigan
Lancs
Of all the pros you have caddie for who was the most enjoyable and why ?

 

[bladeplayer]

Bill Martin
Athy
Co Kildare

Sorry Jezz ive loads id love to ask .. see if any are worth asking , Ta

What defines a good player caddy relationship , ? surely not the keep up & shut up analogy thats often used ..

Can a great caddy make a good player into a great player ?

what commonly breaks down between player & caddy that makes them go their separate ways ? ,

How does someone get into the elite level of caddying ?

 

[gripitripit]

James Kineavy
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire

Billy,
With the gift of hindsight if you could go back to the bust up with Seve...would you have contained your anger and let it slide to continue on his bag or were you happy to move on and feel it was maybe time anyway?

 

[Imurg]

If you could caddy for any player throughout Golfing History who would you cboose...?

Ian Murgatroyd
Aylesbury
Bucks

 

[FairwayDodger]

If you could play in the last group on Sunday afternoon in a major, with one of your old players on your bag, which one would you choose and how do you think it would go?

Karen Ferguson
Edinburgh
Midlothian

 

[Bratty]

Simon Bratt
Orpington
Kent

How did you end up becoming a caddy, and what do you consider to be the best piece of advice you were given that's made you one of the greats?

Feel free to paraphrase to turn this into a proper question!

 

[Shiny]

Mark Simmons
Bradford
West Yorkshire

Billy, you have caddied around some of the finest courses in the world but which is your favourite to play and why.

 

[Siren]

How was the Phonecall from Lee? It has been stated numerous times how close the two of you are, where you expecting it or was it a complete shock? How is your relationship with him now?

Chris Milton
Aberdare
South Wales

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I've heard you mention Seve's amazing shots and your attempts to talk him out of them at times. But do you ever find yourself trying to talk a player into a high risk/reward shot, or do you always let there reticence guide you in that regard?
If so, have you any examples?

James Robinson
Derby
Derbyshire

 

[Tiger]

If you could play in the last group on Sunday afternoon in a major, with one of your old players on your bag, which one would you choose and how do you think it would go?

Karen Ferguson
Edinburgh
Midlothian

Oh please ask this one it's a corker! :thup:

 

[HotDogAssassin]

Lloyd Warren
Gloucester
Gloucestershire

Who would win a Waste Management Pheonix Open caddy race between you (when fit) and Mike Kerr?

 

[CMAC]

Oh please ask this one it's a corker! :thup:

pretty sure we all know what his answer would be..............with Seve storming off


What's your favourite Colour? supersedes the cheese one

 

[Deleted member 1418]

Paul Little,
Bushey
Herts

Billy; I recently suggested a competition on the GM Forum to win a day with you caddying for the lucky winner at a GB&I Top 100 course! Is this something you'd be interested in? If so, please can you apply some pressure at your end to the GM hierarchy! On a related point, from a caddies perspective, which are the best and worst courses that you've caddied at?