Caddie Program

Tahoe Mountain Club Caddie Program

(Available at both Old Greenwood & The Golf Club at Gray’s Crossing)

Forecaddies and Bag Carrying Caddies are available to compliment your round, offering tips, tactics, input, and course experience that are sure to help you play better and lower your score.

cad•die (kad'e) n., pl. -dies
Defined as; in golf, a caddie (or caddy) is the person who carries a player's bag, and gives insightful advice and moral support. A caddie is aware of the challenges and obstacles of the golf course being played, along with the best strategy in playing it. This includes knowing overall yardage, pin placements and club selection.

Forecaddie     $25 per Bag

A forecaddie applies when a caddie is requested to work for two (2) to four (4) players (players choosing to ride in a golf cart). The primary role of a forecaddie is to facilitate play by spotting balls and shuttling carts and clubs. The forecaddie may also provide general knowledge of the golf course. A forecaddie is limited in the detail of the service he may be able to provide all players on every hole giving the primary objected of keeping play moving.
A few services the forecaddie may provide, circumstances permitting:

• Assist with yardage and club selection
• Read greens
• Rake bunkers
• Replace divots and repair ball marks
• Tending and removing the pin/flag

Bag Carrying Caddie     $45 per Bag

Single Caddie if carrying one (1) golf bag.
Double Caddie if carrying two (2) golf bags.

• Carries the golf bag (up to two)
• Provides general knowledge of the golf course
• Spots balls
• Assist with yardage and club selection
• Read greens
• Rake bunkers
• Replace divots and repair ball marks
• Knowing the conditions of the course
• Telling jokes (Humor is always needed)

The following rules apply to the use of Caddies

1 – All caddies arrangements should be made through the Golf Shop, ideally 48 hours in advance.
2 – Upon check in at the Golf Shop the caddies will be introduced to the Golfers.
3 – Once the round of golf is complete the Caddie Master or appropriate Golf Club representative will present the Golfer with a caddie chit. The caddie chit will list the caddie name and the appropriate fees. The Golfer will be given the opportunity at this time to fill in a gratuity. This is optional and at the Golfer's discretion. 

Gratuity is optional and intended to give the Golfer the option to compensate the caddie based on the level of service provided.

History of the Caddie

The records are not certain, but historians believe that Mary, Queen of Scots, came up with the term "caddie" in the late 16th century. Mary grew up in France where military cadets carried golf clubs for royalty. It is possible that Mary brought the custom to Scotland, where the term evolved into the word "caddie."

Alternatively, the word "caddie" may have originated from the Malay word 'kati'. Kati is a measure for tea leaves and is printed on boxes used to carry and collect the tea leaves, hence its use in terms reflecting carrying and collecting.

Also, the word may have originated from the Welsh term "cad", which is a "battle", "contest", or "test", such as the Cad Goddeau.

Alternative Names for a Caddie

• Bagger
• Bag-toter
• Looper
• Lugger
• Noonan