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Cleary: Coach, confidant, crutch: why caddies should have no place in professional golf
When Jason Day became world number one and won the Wanamaker Trophy at Whistling Straits in 2015, bagman Colin Swatton was acknowledged as a massive part of it. But in the heat of battle, on the course, in a so-called individual sport, shouldn't Day have had to do it by himself?
2 Apr 2024
Aussies on Tour: Pair of aces beats Minjee
Minjee Lee has finished second at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship by just one stroke but it took an extraordinary feat to beat her.
27 Sep 2021
Show up, keep up & win: The 10 best caddies of all-time
The role of caddies in professional golf has arguably evolved as much as any other aspect of the game at the highest level. The modern looper must carry and clean clubs, measure yardages, help with club selections, read greens as well as filling the role of psychologist and even security guard.
14 Sep 2018
HUGGAN: How important are caddies really?
It’s a simple question. But not one that has, at least for this long-time observer of all things golf, never really provided an easy answer.
23 Feb 2018
HUGGAN: The art of ‘looping’
After a stint caddying for Peter O'Malley, Golf Australia columnist John Huggan reflects on how the role of caddie has become a more scientific business.
25 Oct 2016
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