I Caddied For The First Time Ever At The British Amateur Championship – Here’s How It Went

I’m walking down the 11th hole at Hillside Golf Club trying to figure out what to say to my player after his drive found the hazard off the tee… It’s okay, forget about it. Onto the next shot. Head up. Or do I just walk along in silence? My player wasn’t happy with where his drive went, and this one mistake was followed by another. 

The 11th hole is a par 5 and having just taken a drop I was suggesting going for the green, there’s plenty of room up there, he measured the distance and pulled out his 3-wood, he was set on it being 265 yards. As the caddy I should have measured the distance as well, but I didn’t, and we ended up losing that ball. I felt terrible. It’s the last thing you want your player to have to go through. This one hole from 36 could have just cost him his chance at making the play-offs.

From this mistake I learnt the number one rule of caddying, always double check everything before letting your player hit. 

The British Amateur Championship was happening at Hillside Golf club and Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club in the Northwest of England. It was a field of 288 players from all over the world who would be whittled down to one winner. Half of the players would play Hillside on day one and the other half would play Southport & Ainsdale. They would then switch the following day. The field would then be cut to just 64 players who battle it out in match play format for the remainder of the week.

I was fortunate to have a friend of mine competing in the event who asked if I would like to caddy for him. Of course I said yes. 

Round One