FAQ: How do you become a PGA Tour caddie?
By The Caddie Network Staff · September 7, 2021
Through our readers and social media followers here at The Caddie Network, we often receive questions related to the caddie profession. We’ve collected the most frequently asked questions from our readers and followers and tasked actual PGA Tour caddies to serve up the answers based on their experiences. Here are the answers — from PGA Tour caddies — to the questions we most often receive from you.
We all know the various ways players make it to the PGA Tour, but how do loopers make it to golf’s grandest stage and become a PGA Tour caddie? You might be surprised by the answer and grow a greater appreciation of what it takes to be walking alongside the world’s greatest players inside the ropes week in and week out.
How do you become a PGA Tour caddie?
I think if you polled the entire group of tour caddies, you’d get one of four answers on how they ended up on the PGA Tour:
- They knew a player who gave them a shot and it worked out.
- They’re a veteran and showed up on Tour a couple decades plus ago when it wasn’t so hard to pick up a player in the parking lot.
- They used to play at a high Tour level and they were in the know already.
- They went out to the minor leagues and worked their way up to the PGA Tour with a player.
Nowadays, its hard to get a player in the big leagues — almost impossible. The only real way now, without getting lucky and befriending a PGA Tour player who’s willing to take a chance on you, is to hit the Korn Ferry Tour. There is still high demand for good full-time caddies out there. Show up to an event, ask around, speak to players, and latch on to someone you think could be good down the road. This may take a while, and several bags until it sticks, but it’s almost the only way now. Ride a good, young player to the PGA Tour from the Korn Ferry.
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Hi I’m a recent member of the PCA I’m older very interested in becoming a caddy for a competitive golfer would love to establish a contact. Would appreciate if you could assist with this thanks Roman Stetkevich
August 12, 2021
Hello All PGA / Korn Ferry Professionals,
I am eager to become a ‘Caddy’ for one of you anyone of you pros – all I need is a chance…..is it in your heart and will to try someone new, send me an email.
Thank you,
Kevin
Greetings all PGA/Korn Ferry/LPGA/Symetra Tour players.
The best job I’ve had in life was as a caddie at my local club in Wisconsin. I currently live in AZ and would like nothing more to caddie for one of you. I’ve played competitively on the US AM Tour and love the game of golf. My ambition is to help you reach your goals and form a partnership that will help you get there. Golf is such a mental game and I know one of my strengths is to help with that. I can be that 15th club in your bag and I know together we can be successful. All I’m asking for is a chance to prove myself. Hope to hear from one of you soon.
Thanks
Bryan Poetsch