Before turning professional in 2018, Nick Hardy enjoyed a successful amateur and college career at the University of Illinois. Whilst at college, he was a two-time Big Ten Champion, 2018 Big Ten Player of the Year and a 2018 First Team NCAA All-American.
Since turning professional he has enjoyed some successes, with his best result coming at the 2022 NV5 Invitational, a Korn Ferry Tour event that he lost in a playoff.
Throughout his recent successes, Hardy has had experienced caddie, Jeff King, on the bag, with the pair enjoying a string of good results. In this piece, we get to know King a little bit better.
Hardy and King fist bump at a Korn Ferry Tour
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King says that he first started caddying at Woodmar Country Club when he was just 10-years-old, caddying all through high school and college. King explains that the reason why he started caddying is because “it was one of the only jobs that I could do at a young age.”
He added: “I really got hooked after attending the Western Open for the first time. It was at Butler National and I got to see guys like Lee Trevino in person. It really grows on you, the love of the game. It didn’t feel like work. The relationship between a golfer and a caddie is just super cool.”
Although King caddies on the biggest Tours, he is actually the founder of Kingmade Jerky, the “Official Jerky and Official Meat Snack” of the PGA Tour. Founded in 2012 by King, Kingmade has attracted a huge following on the PGA Tour, with the help of multiple PGA Tour players.
Angel Yin holds the Solheim Cup with King after Team USA’s victory
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Admitting that he found it by a “total accident”, King explained to caddyshacktocorneroffice (opens in new tab): “I was in college for five years and never had one business class. Traveling all the time, I became a beef jerky junky. Whenever I’d stop at the gas station, I bought every type of jerky they had, trying to find the best. Some were just really bad, like it would almost break your jaw or was super salty. “Salty cardboard” is…
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