Scouser
Tour Winner
Played in the GM meet the other day and spotted something interesting.
On our way out of the course (on a road that cuts through the course) I stopped to get through the security gate and blocked a caddy's view to the group he was with. He very casually improved his players lie by standing on the grass behind the ball smoothing it out for the player.
This raises a couple of questions. Is this something that caddies normally do for us mere mortals to make ourselves feel better?
Was he hoping for a bigger tip?
Was he asked to do this by his player?
Would you feel cheated if you had hired a caddy and found him improving your lie?
Or am I just being naïve and this is the norm?
Personally I would hate to find out that my lie had been improved during the round :angry:
On our way out of the course (on a road that cuts through the course) I stopped to get through the security gate and blocked a caddy's view to the group he was with. He very casually improved his players lie by standing on the grass behind the ball smoothing it out for the player.
This raises a couple of questions. Is this something that caddies normally do for us mere mortals to make ourselves feel better?
Was he hoping for a bigger tip?
Was he asked to do this by his player?
Would you feel cheated if you had hired a caddy and found him improving your lie?
Or am I just being naïve and this is the norm?
Personally I would hate to find out that my lie had been improved during the round :angry: