Meet the caddie: John Burke
By Susanna Baker · December 27, 2019
How long have you caddied?
30 years
Players I’ve caddied for…
Brad Faxon, Davis Love, Bill Haas, Jon Curran
Childhood hometown…
Duluth, Minnesota
High school attended…
Uriah High
College attended…
University Minnesota Duluth
Did you play college golf?
No
Did you play other sports in college?
Yes, Hockey
What is your greatest golf memory?
Caddying for my parents.
What is your greatest memory as a caddie?
Winning Players with Davis.
What is the best part about being a caddie?
Getting in the hunt.
Favorite professional golfer growing up?
Arnold Palmer
Favorite city to visit?
Melbourne, Australia
Favorite course to caddie?
Turnberry
Favorite course to play?
Valley Club Sun Valley
Professional interests outside of golf?
Hockey Coach
Favorite food?
Guacamole
Favorite beverage?
Water
Favorite restaurant?
Big Belly Deli
Favorite sports team?
Minnesota Vikings, Sun Valley Sun’s
Favorite movie?
Slap Shot
Who would be in your dream golf foursome, as a player?
Fluff, Skillett and B
Hobbies outside of Golf?
Hockey
What is your golf handicap?
5 to 14
Are you involved in a charity/ foundation?
Sun’s foundation. The hokey teams foundation dedicated to your area non-profit sports.
Nickname…
Cub
What has been the biggest highlight of your caddying career?
Watching my player Davis Love win the Players
What is your favorite stop on Tour?
Home
What is your favorite restaurant on Tour?
In and Out
Where do you reside during off season?
Ketchum Idaho
Greatest golf shot you have personally witnessed on Tour?
Davis cutting a 4 iron over water to close out President Cup match or Fax holing 15 footer at Rivera to make 95 Ryder Cup team
I went to high school with John, he was a hoot! BTW, that’s UKIAH High.
Just saw that your retiring, wish you the best in the hockey environment. From someone who you definitely don’t know and I don’t know you but got time to kill!! Good luck
Cubby: congrats on your career and retirement! From the other cubby from Duluth.
Hey John congratulations on your retirement you sure had a great ride hope all the birds are safe healthy and you take care from an old Burke football front yard guy jack Ramsay
Birds should be Burkes sorry about that I talk into this thing
Cubby just finished R. Riely ‘s Who’s Your Caddie. You were mentioned a number of times by Cubbie I knew it was you. Enjoy retirement Later Gator Fran
Cub, just listened to your podcast. Congratulations on your retirement!
Happy memories from Scottish Open, and how’s your back after the quad bike incident?!
Patrick
Hi John, this is Peter Jacobsen, not the golfer, but from Ukiah, congratulations on your retirement last year, been watching you throughout.
Cubby coached our first year senior league hockey team in Sun Valley (1974?) and was both a great coach and a good friend. As a novice player he helped bring me along even though I would never do much more on the ice than occupy space and watch Cubby and Hermi try to make their slap shot pucks go further around the rink than the other. We won the league that year and it is still one of my fave memories.
John–hope life has treated you well.