Blackballing by The Kilted Caddie
Feb 1st, 2017
Our undercover Kilted Caddie has somehow managed to get his name on the board at St Andrews, but he’s very aware of the dangers of being blackballed.
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SkyCaddie walks ahead of Tour events in 2019
Feb 15th, 2019
With the new SX500 growing in popularity among tour players, SkyCaddie’s top mapper is heading to this season’s Staysure Tour venues in Europe to ensure that all course measurements are up to date.
SkyCaddie and The PGA go the distance
Feb 14th, 2019
SkyCaddie, the brand which walks every golf course to ensure the maps on its distance measuring devices are accurate, has taken another step forward by extending its PGA Partner agreement.
SkyCaddie offers £50 off SX500
Dec 18th, 2018
SkyCaddie’s new SX500 has burst onto the scene offering best-ever levels of GPS accuracy including the ability to give distances to today’s pins – a first for any GPS device. And now you can snap up the SX500 for a huge £50 off RRP if you trade-in any of your old distance measuring devices.
SkyCaddie SX500 yardages match laser, says PGA winner
Nov 29th, 2018
The SkyCaddie SX500, golf’s hottest new distance measuring device, claimed its latest professional victory this month in the hands of Five Lakes PGA pro Gary Carter and Club Captain Nigel Popper – the SkyCaddie PGA Pro-Captain Challenge 2018 champions.
ARCCOS Caddie prediction proves spot on in Dubai
Nov 20th, 2018
Arccos, the market leading golf data and artificial intelligence brand, proved correct in its prediction that Tommy Fleetwood would beat his Race to Dubai rival and great friend Francesco Molinari by four shots in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai last weekend.
Golf's Top 10 caddie chats
Nov 7th, 2018
Caddies are not just there to lug your sticks around. They are your crutch, sounding board, punchbag and saviour. They can also be sarky blighters…
Golf's Top 20 Caddies Of All Time
Sep 11th, 2018
10 caddies earned more than $700,000 on the PGA Tour last year. And whoever is on the bag of the FedEXCup winner will walk away with a cheque for over $1,000,000.00. But who are the greatest caddies of all time?
SkyCaddie SX500 scores first professional win
Sep 3rd, 2018
Golf’s hottest new distance measuring device, the SkyCaddie SX500, scored its first professional win last week in the PGA Pro-Captain Challenge 2018 qualifier held at Royal Mid Surrey Golf Club, and the event’s leading finishers were quick to praise the new technology.
SkyCaddie SX500 is golf's ultimate GPS
Aug 1st, 2018
SkyCaddie’s revolutionary new range-topping SX500 GPS handheld is the most powerful, most accurate, most features-packed and most visually stunning hand-held distance measuring device that golf has ever seen.
SkyCaddie launches new GPS feature
Jan 18th, 2018
Has laser’s inherent weakness as regards line-of-sight finally been exposed by a new feature from golf GPS specialists SkyCaddie?
Sky Caddie launches first ever UK TV campaign
Apr 27th, 2017
SkyCaddie has launched a Sky TV advertising campaign for its personal launch monitor / golf simulator, SkyTrak.
Sky Caddie launch spring trade–in promotion
Apr 19th, 2017
UK golfers have until the end of June to get up to £80 off a new SkyCaddie in a trade–in offer announced today.
Sky Caddie welcome rules changes
Mar 3rd, 2017
SkyCaddie has issued a statement following this week’s announcement by the R&A and USGA that major changes are being proposed to the Rules Of Golf for 2019 onwards.
Golf caddie could hang
Jan 11th, 2017
A golf caddie is facing the gallows after he was charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a rubber plantation in Malaysia.
SkyCaddie announces Jan 1st price-rise for SkyTrak
Dec 8th, 2016
The award-winning SkyTrak personal launch monitor and golf simulator will increase in price by £100 to £1,895 from January 1st, 2017, SkyCaddie has announced today. So if you want one, now could be the time.
Trade in time with SkyCaddie’s Touch
Dec 6th, 2016
SkyCaddie’s latest trade-in is extending until Monday 19th of December. If you trade in any old GPS or laser device, you will get up to £80 off a brand-new top-of-the-range SkyCaddie Touch GPS handset (RRP £279.95).
SkyCaddie remapping campaign kicks off
Oct 28th, 2016
In order to retain its status as golf’s most-trusted GPS brand, each year SkyCaddie embarks on a mission, which is unique among GPS rangefinder brands.
Kerching for Rory's caddie
Oct 26th, 2016
'A tsunami just hit my bank account, so thank you very much.'
SkyCaddie Amnesty Pays £50 For Old GPS Or Lasers
Apr 25th, 2016
There’s an amnesty in UK golf pro shops until May 31st – and a £50 bounty if you bring in your old laser or GPS golf rangefinder, literally dead or alive!
SkyCaddie launch new SW2 Watch
Feb 22nd, 2016
SkyCaddie® is launching their no-fees SkyCaddie SW2 Watch, which is their next generation of the best-selling SkyCaddie Watch. Here are the details.
Caddies lawsuit thrown out
Feb 15th, 2016
A class action group of 168 caddies filed a lawsuit last year against the USPGA. It claimed that they were effectively walking billboards, who were forced to wear bibs with sponsor logos without benefitting from any of the estimated $50 million a year in revenue. Hard lines, guys. So what was the decision?
SkyCaddie launch their LINX GT watch
Feb 13th, 2016
SkyCaddie have launched their new GPS watch, the SkyCaddie LINX GT. So what’s it all about, and why is it different? We look under the bonnet. And then go for a lie down in a dark room after a tech blast.
Caddie has the Claret Jug
Nov 30th, 2015
Zach Johnson has let his caddy, Damon Green, take the Claret Jug home with him for Thanksgiving. What a nice chap!
Golf caddie murderer arrested
Nov 16th, 2015
The man wanted for the murder of a fellow caddie at a golf club in Pelham nearly 20 years ago was returned to Westchester County in handcuffs Friday night, according to the Westchester Journal News.
Carl Spackler Inducted into the Caddie Hall Of Fame
Sep 17th, 2015
Bill Murray receives total consciousness. Not from the Dali Lama (yet) but from the Caddie Hall Of Fame.
Jin-Young Ko's 17 year old caddie
Aug 2nd, 2015
Cinderella Story!! When 20 year-old Korean Jin-Young Ko turned up for the Ricoh Women's British Open last wek, she didn't have a caddie, so she asked around and the name of Jeff Brighton, a 17 year old local caddie was put forward. And now the young fella has earned just shy of £20,000 (10% of the winner's cheque) with Jin-Young's second place finish.
Matt Kuchar admits being 'hard-headed' in caddie pay storm
Feb 17th, 2019
Matt Kuchar is a decent guy, you'll often see him out and about in the town talking to fans, having dinner, wherever the Open is while other tour players hide themselves away in their hotel rooms. On the occasion of his first win in four years at the Mayakoba Classic last November, after signing his card, receiving his trophy and squaring off his caddie, he probably felt he had a right to swan off into the sunset and enjoy himself. However, a look over his shoulder was required...
Did Matt Kuchar stiff his caddie after Mexico win?
Jan 14th, 2019
Matt Kuchar gets his second win of the season in Hawaii but has had to defend himself this week over allegatons that he paid his caddie just $3,000.00 after winnning the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico last November.
Arccos upgrades its Caddie platform
Dec 19th, 2018
Arccos has upgraded its award-winning Caddie platform with a powerful set of new features led by crowd-sourced hole locations, voice command shortcuts and enhanced putting aides.
Doris Chen's caddie reveals he was told to cover up cheating incident
Nov 7th, 2018
The furor around Doris Chen's DQ from LPGA qualifying at the weekend has taken a new twist with Chen's caddie Alex Valer claiming his player deliberately tried to cover up the incident.
Tommy Fleetwood's caddie drops a clanger
Oct 28th, 2018
Tommy Fleetwood’s caddie dropped a clanger during the third round of the WGC-HSBC Champions when he failed to stop Tommy’s ball from going into the water.
Joost Luiten caddies for nine year old boy
Sep 15th, 2018
Nine-year-old Philip van Oosten had amazing experience yesterday two-time KLM Open champion Joost Luiten caddied for him in the Beat the Pro competition.
Tiger Woods' caddie pays heckler to leave tournament
Aug 17th, 2018
How do you deal with a tipsy heckler giving your player a hard time during an important golf tournament? Point him out to an official? Threaten him with a short sharp trip to wedge town? Tiger's caddie Joe LaCava chose a different route...
Caddies urged to pitch to Castle Stuart Golf Links
Mar 21st, 2018
Budding golf caddies are being asked to make their pitch to join the acclaimed team at Castle Stuart Golf Links with record numbers of golfers flocking to the course.
Goat caddies are back in Oregon!!
Feb 13th, 2018
Goats. Is there anything they can't do? Not only do they look totally cool with their "What you lookin' at?!' stare. Not only can they climb trees if it takes their fancy (see below), but now they have turned their hooves to caddying.
Bushnell partners with 5 European Tour Caddie ambassadors
Jan 30th, 2018
Bushnell Golf, the undisputed #1 laser rangefinder in professional golf for over a decade and used by over 95% of Tour caddies*, has partnered with five professional caddies to act as ambassadors on the European Tour in 2018.
Blayne Barber's caddie in critical condition
Jan 15th, 2018
Blayne Barber's caddie, Cody Gilmer, remains hospitalized in Honolulu, and asked a nurse to "pray for him" after collapsing at a restaurant on Saturday.
Monster in Morocco awaits SkyCaddie PGA Pro-Captain finalists
Oct 11th, 2017
After ten Regional Qualifiers The SkyCaddie PGA Pro-Captain Challenge in association with Golfplan is sending twenty golfers to Morocco in November to compete in the Grand Final.
Rory McIlroy sacks caddie JP Fitzgerald
Jul 31st, 2017
What???? Rory & JP split ahead of Bridgestone Invitational...
Koepka's caddie splashes the cash
Jun 21st, 2017
It was a good weekend for Northern Ireland’s Ricky Elliott, Brooks Koepka’s bagman at the 117th US Open. But what of his plans for his winnings??
Arccos Caddie launched
May 24th, 2017
Arccos Golf today launched golf’s first artificial intelligence platform, Arccos Caddie. Powered by the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, Arccos Caddie harnesses advanced analytics to help golfers of all skill levels shoot lower scores by making smarter, data–driven decisions on the course.
Danny Willett splits with his caddie
May 9th, 2017
Danny Willett has split from his caddie and childhood friend, Jonathan Smart, who carried his bag to victory at the 2016 Masters.
Sergio Garcia makes fan's caddie dream come true
Jan 30th, 2017
Coming to a PGA Tour event soon... Mark Johnson... who spent most of the last year tweeting Sergio Garcia, his favourite player, asking if he could caddie for him one day!!
Open Champion caddies at Q School!
Dec 14th, 2016
Todd Hamilton, winner of the 2004 Open at Royal Troon, was displaying another part of his game this last weekend. He was caddying!
Caddie dies at Ladies Dubai Masters
Dec 7th, 2016
A caddie who collapsed on the course at the Dubai Ladies Masters has died, tournament officials have confirmed.
Bubba's caddie lets rip
Jul 31st, 2016
There’s been a lot of dumb-arse heckling and ‘get in the hole’ nonsense this weekend at Baltusrol, but when one fan over stepped the mark, Bubba’s caddie, Ted Scott let rip. Here’s what he had to say.
The Secret Caddie
May 16th, 2016
It's a fine art, lining up putts for complete berks like us. But someone's got to do it and the Secret Caddie is here to tell us about the trials and tribulations of a resort caddie.
Luke Sacked By Caddie
Oct 9th, 2015
John McLaren, Luke Donald’s caddie for the past six years, has “surprised” Donald by announcing that he is moving on.
Fleetwood's caddy raises cash for fellow bagmen
Apr 8th, 2020
Tommy Fleetwood's caddy Ian Finnis took to social media to raise some money for his fellow caddies who are struggling as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Offering 1,000 tickets at £10 each for a variety of prizes remarkably he sold out in just four hours. He is now running another draw with some impressive prizes.
ARCCOS predicts glory in Dubai for Fleetwood
Nov 15th, 2018
Arccos, the market leading golf data and artificial intelligence company, has predicted that Tommy Fleetwood will come out on top in his contest with Francesco Molinari this week when they face off at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Bill Murray's golf clothing brand raises $1 million
Sep 24th, 2017
Bill Murray has raised $1 million in funding for his golf-clothing brand, William Murray Golf, and he has got some big hitters on board.
Crown Golf install SkyTrak
Apr 3rd, 2017
Crown Golf, the UK’s largest golf club operator, has installed SkyTrak launch monitors at 22 venues after a successful year–long trial at several of its clubs.
Jim “Bones” Mackay gets two new knees
Nov 19th, 2016
Last month, Mickelson had surgery on a hernia that was only expected to sideline him 4-6 weeks. The exact date of this surgery was Oct. 19. It now turns out Mackay also had surgery last month for two new knees, and it was also on Oct. 19.
GolfBuddy launch new Voice2
Sep 17th, 2016
GolfBuddy have launched what they claim is golf’s most versatile and wearable audio unit to date with the new Voice 2.
SkyTrak announce new 0% interest deal
Aug 12th, 2016
SkyTrak have announced a new 0% interest-free finance deal. And if you put just £200 down, it’s yours to take away.
GP's Troon Course Guide
Jul 11th, 2016
Caught in a storm, GP's Editor is +13 after 9... can he pull it back on the treacherous back 9? Don't bet on it...
The Foozler Goes Caddying
Jul 6th, 2016
They might look like a bunch of ne’erdowells, but these golfing pirates of the Royal & Ancient (i.e. caddies) are the heart and soul of golf. The Foozler investigates
Jason Day in 3-way tie at RBC Heritage
Apr 16th, 2016
Watch the video: Jason Day, Charley Hoffman and Kevin Chappell battle it out in the 2nd round of the RBC Heritage
Ed's Letter: All hail Col Swatton
Mar 30th, 2016
Editor's letter: Colin Swatton and his remarkable relationship with PGA champion Jason Day.
Steve Williams sends Tiger mixed messages
Mar 22nd, 2016
He might have treated him like a slave, but Tiger's estranged caddie Steve Williams still thinks his old employer will be back in the winners' circle sooner rather than later. Or does he? A bit like a spurned lover, the Kiwi rake rat is sending mixed messages to his former boyfriend, I mean employer...
Niall Horan's New Direction
Feb 3rd, 2016
One Direction star Niall Horan is setting off in a new direction (that’s an unforgivably poor pun! Ed). He’s launching a golf management agency.
The Road To Glory
Aug 17th, 2015
He took his time but he got there. Jason Day's major road to glory: From drunk 12 year old to PGA champion...
Rake Rat's Revenge
Jul 24th, 2015
Rake Rat's Revenge: Robert Allenby's caddie Mick Middlemo was either sacked or resigned mid round after an ugly altercation between the two...
