Ohio's Golf Magazine June 2009 : Page 17

17 Questions(continued from page 16) my opinion. The equipment has gotten so much better over the years. When I started working for Joey he was using a Persimmon driver, there were no metal woods or anything. We use Priceline for hotels and cars. Thirty years ago there were no cell phones or computers. What is the key to being a successful caddie? Number one is you show up on time. Number two is you don’t get mad at the guy. Hey, he is trying. He has a wife and two kids and is trying to put the kids through college and everything. You can’t get mad at him. I don’t get mad at the guy. We had a tough weekend, last weekend, a tough Sunday (at Canterbury). You can’t get pissed off at the guy. He is doing the best he can, and he is trying to make me money, too. Do you think Joey is going to win on the Champions Tour this year? No question, yes! I think he can win this week. This is the perfect golf course for him. I think he finished third or fourth last year. This is the perfect course for him. You hear these caddies say, “It fits my eye.” It does fit his eye. Joey has won seven times on the Tour. Which victory was the most memorable for you? I only missed one. I missed the BC open. I worked the first two days and then my father got sick. His father worked the last two days. Wachovia was pretty cool. I gotta say that was the best one. And then, when he won The International (in 1988), that was pretty good, too. But the Wachovia, because he was 46 years old at the time and that was special. He birdied 15, 16, 17 on Sunday and that (Quail Hollow) is a hard golf course. The place is mission impossible. A very difficult golf course. The shot he hit on 17, I kinda went, “Wow!” You live near TPC Sawgrass in Florida? Is the famous 17th hole as difficult as it seems on TV during the Players Championship? They won’t let us out there. I played with Joey there once. I rinsed it (on No. 17). How do you think I did? What’s funny is that my best friend, Pete, he plays a tournament out there in July. When you get out there, and when all the tents and everything aren’t out there it looks like the easiest hole. Then, your visual when you get the surroundings for the tournament set up, it’s wild. How often do you get to play golf? Thursday, Saturday and Sunday when I am home. I am a 14 handicap. I never play during the week. When I am at home I work at the muni one day a week, on Tuesday, tending bar. That is kinda fun because all my buddies come up there after they get done with work, and they want to know everything that is going on. Has the definitive book on the life of a PGA Tour caddie been written? Should it? If we recommend that you may need to change your shaft flex YOU WILL try demo clubs that match your swing timing fit and hit them before making any buying decision! You have no obligation to buy. Lotus Golf At The Four Seasons Golf Center 5000 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH Ph. 614 866 2725 e-mail fitchip@sbcglobal.net Web-site www.fitchip.com ✂ WWW.OHIOSGOLF.COM • JUNE 2009 17 No not really. Bruce Edwards had one and there is a new one out from the guy who worked for Dan Forsman, Greg Martin. I guess it is called Caddie Confidential. I would never do that myself. What do you think people would be most surprised to know about the life and job of a T our caddie? Everybody thinks it is easy and a glamorous life. Well, guess what, it isn’t. It rained all day here yesterday. Some of those guys had to play a pro-am out there yesterday and they are out there getting wet. You can’t control Mother Nature. Everybody thinks it is so simple, and this and that. Well guess what, it isn’t. The people that have never caddied, they’ll go out there and say, “Holy smokes, there is a lot more to this than what meets the eye.” OG Lotus Golf A Pro Golf Fitting Center For a limited time we are offering a FREE diagnostic analysis of your golf clubs. Equipment dose make a difference in your game. The analysis is for the proper Lie. Proper Loft intervals, Length, Grip Size, Spine Alignment and Shaft Flex with respect to YOUR Swing Timing. A $79.00 Value for free Free Coupon Make an Appointment By July 1. 2009 and bring this TRY BEFORE YOU BUY! The people that have never caddied, they’ll go out there and say, “Holy smokes, there is a lot more to this than what meets the eye.” ✂