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07-03-2007, 02:11 PM
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Re: Proper tip for a caddie
I normally ask the member in the group (I assume since it is a private club a member has asked you to play and will be playing with you) what the caddie costs, for the round normally $50 - $100. Then I would tip anywher from 0% (has never happened caddies know how they make their money) to 100% of the fee, depending on how good the service was.
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07-03-2007, 02:09 PM
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07-03-2007, 02:12 PM
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Re: Proper tip for a caddie
How much is the caddie? I would go at least 50% probably. Last summer I played a private course where the caddies were $30 and tips were about 20 for a good job. I just paid him with 3 20's. Also, how does it work with your host? I would bring plenty of cash and offer to pay his caddie as well, or pay if you share etc.... He might not let you, might have to sign, etc.. but I would come with cash. Also you may not want to way over tip. Some places don't like that. if you can you could also discretely ask a pro in the shop about how they do things.
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#7
07-03-2007, 03:52 PM
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Re: Proper tip for a caddie
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if you can you could also discretely ask a pro in the shop about how they do things. [/ QUOTE ]I think a lot of the time they won't really be able to help you. Worst case scenario is they give you wrong information thinking it's right. I know at the course I used to caddie at the pro shop staff would have often not been able to tell someone the proper amount. I think the best answer is to ask the person you're playing with. If you can't, for whatever reason, ask the caddie master.
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07-03-2007, 08:50 PM
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Re: Proper tip for a caddie
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This surprises me. What were the guys in the shop thinking/doing? I guess it is different various places. [/ QUOTE ] Having worked at the same course, the head and assistant pros (the only people who worked in the shop), had almost no contact with the caddys, and not that much more with the few who doubled as bag room staff. The caddymaster/starter was really the only person associated with the club who knew anything specific about the caddys, since no one else really wanted anything to do with them. Note that this may have been influenced by the fact that caddys were paid in tips only (there was a minimum, but none of the money went through the club), and that if one of the pros was playing a round with a group of members and they walked, the pro would never be paying for his own caddy.
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#10
07-03-2007, 09:28 PM
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Re: Proper tip for a caddie
At the course where I caddied the member would usually take care of the caddies, but if the guest ended up paying he would usually pay $60 to $90. Of course even if the member takes care of the caddies its always nice for the guest to slip the caddy like $20 bucks on the side (even though slipping technically was not allowed at my course).
Brooklyn, I think your tipping advice sucks. In general I agree with tipping good caddies better than bad caddies, but come on. Not tipping bad caddies or forecaddies? Thats a real A-hole move. Most of the bad caddies are just learning and trying their best. And the forecaddies are not forecaddies by choice (at least where I caddy) and they still have a rough job running ahead of the group all the time and are under a lot of pressure not to lose any balls.
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