The Masters caddies and their white jumpsuits are an iconic scene during the year’s first men’s Major, and it pays to have a good one during Augusta week.
Augusta National is one of the most intricate courses in the world, where it’s arguably more important to know where not to hit your ball then where to hit it. Having a good, experienced looper is essential at the famed Georgia venue, as the trickiness of the course is why only one first-timer has won The Masters since 1979.
A number of caddies have won multiple Masters, but who has strolled with their player to victory the most times?
Which Caddies Have Won The Most Masters?
5: William ‘Pappy’ Stokes
Willie ‘Pappy’ Stokes was inducted into the Caddie Hall of Fame in 2006 after a life of looping at Augusta.
Stokes was born on the ground that became Augusta National and spent his entire working life as a caddie there, barring four years serving in the military.
He is the only caddie to have won five times with four different Masters champions, having looped in wins for Henry Picard (1938), Claude Harmon (1948), Ben Hogan (1951 and 1953) and Jack Burke Jr (1956). In 1938, he was just 17 as Henry Picard won at Augusta, making him the youngest ever caddie to be on the bag of a Masters champion.
5: Willie Peterson
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Willie Peterson was Jack Nicklaus’ caddie at Augusta and was on the bag for five of the Golden Bear’s six Green Jacket wins.
He started caddying at Augusta aged 16 and had never been on the same player’s bag twice until he caddied for Nicklaus for the first time in 1959. They forged an impressive partnership together.
Peterson died in 1999 and was inducted into the Caddie Hall of Fame in 2000. Nicklaus donated money to help fund his headstone, which has a silhouette of him caddying at Augusta and the words ‘Caddie for Jack Nicklaus 1963-1965-1966-1972-1975 Masters Tournament’.
4: Steve Williams
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The New Zealander has been on the bag for 14 Major victories, which makes him the most successful caddie of all time. And he’s the joint-second most successful caddie at The Masters.
Williams was on the bag for three Green Jacket wins with Tiger Woods in 2001, 2002 and 2005 and one with Adam Scott in 2013, where the former World No.1…
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