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Caddie Confidential: Inside Stories from the Caddies of the PGA Tour
Caddie Confidential Inside Stories from the Caddies of the PGA Tour Author:Greg Martin, Forewords by Mark Calcavecchia, Dottie Pepper, and Dan Forsman "Nobody knows the game of golf like a caddie. The caddie sees it all: the unrelenting dreams, jaw-dropping victories, and soul-crushing defeats. They rarely receive credit when things go right and frequently take the blame when things go wrong, yet they are the invisible backbone of the game. Behind every top-10 finish, every Tour championship, ... more »and every missed cut there is a guy pulling clubs for his pro. "He is part-time meteorologist, part-time mathematician, and full-time therapist. He will deftly predict wind conditions; ensure that a superstitious player always has his lucky penny, nickel, or dime in his pocket before hitting the links; reserve unlucky No. 4 balls for pro-ams only; understand how the grass condition and growth pattern on a course will affect every shot; and pull the right iron on a million-dollar hole. Put simply, the Tour caddie's knowledge of the game is unsurpassed." --Greg "Piddler" Martin, from his introduction« less