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History Of Caddies
By Dorothy Williams
Most golfers pull or drive a golf cart to help them travel comfortably from hole to hole. But before
there were golf carts, there were golf caddies to carry the clubs, rake sand traps and offer the
occasional bit of quiet advice. These days, it seems you can only spot caddies on the most prestigious
courses, or on the big screen. Caddies are a dying breed, but the history of caddies is a colourful one.
Perhaps the most famous caddy of them all, William Gunn, a.k.a. Caddie Willie, is said to have labored
most of his adult life at the illustrious St. Andrews course in Scotland. Tales have been told of the
infamous caddie shack, where the most horribly unmentionable acts were allegedly carried out, away
from the sight of club members. The hilarious film "Caddy Shack" forever changed the way we felt
about gophers, groundskeepers, and country club members.
The history of caddies is up for debate, with no one really sure how the tradition began. The most
mythic explanation is that early caddies were true students of the game, and far more talented than the
players for whom they toiled. The caddie worked the course to gain a better understanding of how to
beat it. This theory was proven at the 1913 U. S. Open when former American caddy Francis Oimet
defeated Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, two of the leading British golf pros.
Golf carts were introduced in the 1940s and caddies have become, well.. history. Most modern golf
and country clubs own a stable of gas-powered or electric carts to give me