I’ve been a caddie for nearly 20 years, with stints at some of the world’s best resorts. Although I’m not big on soapboxing, a lot of you could use some friendly advice. Before I tell you what you get wrong, let me start by telling you what you get right: you tip well.
As a 10-handicapper, there are many reasons for me to be jealous of Min Woo Lee, but what he experienced at the European Tour’s recent AVIV Championship in Dubai took things to a whole new level.
So, you have a tee time with a scratch handicapper. Maybe it’s a teaching pro, a client or a pairing at an outing. The details aren’t as important as the feeling you’re likely battling: nervousness.
When Danielle came to me two years ago, she had the driver yips. There was a stretch of hitting big pushes to the right or snap-hooks to the left, and she had started changing her swing out of desperation. To her credit, she was trying to do the opposite of what was natural, thinking her Read more…