Tip for the caddy

[lyricist65]

I've been trying to out together a list of great courses in the UK that I want to arrange to play over the next year or so. Having done the research and perused the Top 100 lists etc, I have been spending some time on the courses' websites.

Some, I have noticed offer a caddy, and then they mention the cost plus an optional tip. How much would it be reasonable to tip a caddy in this situation? Is it a percentage of the green fee or something like that?

Thanks

 

[Farneyman]

Tips range from 15-50 from the bags I carried, but it s your own choice.

 

[GreiginFife]

I would say, as with any service charge, it depends on the level of service. If it's sheite then minimum (so about £10) if they are really good then the most I have tipped is £40 (first female caddy ever and she was brilliant, knew the course and the game amazingly well).

 

[chrisd]

Tips range from 15-50 from the bags I carried, but it s your own choice.

Tight git! couldn't you round it up to £1

 

[Farneyman]

Tight git! couldn't you round it up to £1

I'm the caddy ya diddy!

 

[patricks148]

I've been trying to out together a list of great courses in the UK that I want to arrange to play over the next year or so. Having done the research and perused the Top 100 lists etc, I have been spending some time on the courses' websites.

Some, I have noticed offer a caddy, and then they mention the cost plus an optional tip. How much would it be reasonable to tip a caddy in this situation? Is it a percentage of the green fee or something like that?

Thanks

My home course offers Caddies and they get about the same again as a tip, I think at the moment its £50. a few of the guys i play with also all do a little bit of caddying at Castle Stuart down the road and thats about the same, £50 or more.

 

[Snelly]

I don't have a caddy very often but when I have, I gave them £50. This was at Loch Lomond and Royal County Down.

 

[chris661]

When I was carrying bags it was generally the cost plus whatever but normally around 40%. Although I carried for an american pro who gave me sweet FA and asked me to carry for him two days later. Ha nae chance.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I don't see the point in having a caddy. Why pay someone to tell you to hit a soft draw 180 yards at the church tower in the distance if you are then going to wildly slice it 150 yards right.

As for carrying your bag, well if you can't manage that then you shouldn't be out on the course in the first place

 

[patricks148]

I don't see the point in having a caddy. Why pay someone to tell you to hit a soft draw 180 yards at the church tower in the distance if you are then going to wildly slice it 150 yards right.

As for carrying your bag, well if you can't manage that then you shouldn't be out on the course in the first place

But you are not some American/Japanes Tourist with money to Burn are you?

 

[Liverbirdie]

I don't see the point in having a caddy. Why pay someone to tell you to hit a soft draw 180 yards at the church tower in the distance if you are then going to wildly slice it 150 yards right.

As for carrying your bag, well if you can't manage that then you shouldn't be out on the course in the first place

I can understand someone getting a caddy (I never have, except the missus, just to push/pull my trolley when she has accompanied me on great courses, or when on holiday) to show them the lay of the land and the line etc, especially on courses with lots of blind shots.

However, I played carnoustie championship twice the other year, and as well as carrying their bags, giving them lines and distances they were also advising on the putts (3 holes to the left etc). Surely the challenge of playing a Carnoustie is to read the putts yourself.

 

[richart]

Never had a caddy myself, but when we played the Old Course at St Andrews two of my partners did. It definitely added to the day, and they helped us avoid a lot of bunkers !

 

[stevek1969]

My mate is a caddy at Kingsbarns and he can make anything between £60 and a £100 a round not bad if your doing 2 bags a day 7 days a week.

 

[Slime]

As for carrying your bag, well if you can't manage that then you shouldn't be out on the course in the first place

Ooooohhhhh, a little bit of controversy, love it. I always carry but have no issues with those that don't.

Slime.

 

[SyR]

I packed up my paper rounds and became a caddie when I was a teenager as it was far more profitable. I could bring in £200 in a weekend which was pretty decent at the age of 14.