berkeleybob Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Forgive me if this a stupid or tired question, but I was reading the thread about green reading books and started to wonder about a caddy’s role in golf. So I wanted to ask, if caddies were no longer allowed at the tour level, would the list of the top 10 golfers look different? Quote WITB 2024 DRIVER AEROJET 10.5° | FAIRWAY ROGUE ST MAX 3/15° HYBRID G410 21° | UTILITY 699 V2 U 5/23° IRONS 699 V2 6-PW WEDGES CBX 2 50°, 54°, 58° PUTTER KING GRANDSPORT 35 BALL MODEL | PRO WHITE/BLUE ICE BAG 3.5 LS | PUSHCART RV1S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 7 hours ago, berkeleybob said: Forgive me if this a stupid or tired question, but I was reading the thread about green reading books and started to wonder about a caddy’s role in golf. So I wanted to ask, if caddies were no longer allowed at the tour level, would the list of the top 10 golfers look different? Potentially as the caddies do more than just pulling clubs, cleaning clubs, and giving distances. They help keep the player focusing on the right things and help with decision making. These players also played for years without caddies so it may have no impact at all if there wasn't a caddie. TR1PTIK, berkeleybob and GolfSpy TCB 3 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Like @cnosil noted, many caddies are there to help assess different lies and situations, act as a sounding board and offer their thoughts vs what the pro wants to pull out of the bag. Caddies can also help calm a player down OR ramp them up if the situation calls for it. I am not sure if the Top 10 would look different, but I do think that you'd see some different players on tour just due to the nature of the mental aspect of the game that the caddies can help out on. berkeleybob, GolfSpy TCB, TR1PTIK and 1 other 4 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySP Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Lee Westwood says his caddie/girlfriend is all mental. He’s not in the top 10, but he’s pretty good and was definitely in a bit of a lull for a while. As an aside, I wonder how slow Bryson might play without the caddy helping with his calculations, granted I can’t remember if he was already slow in college or not. berkeleybob 1 Quote g430 lst TS2 20* hybrid, New Level PF-2: P-7; 902: 6-5 hi-toe 51* and 57* M Craft IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 8:11 AM, berkeleybob said: Forgive me if this a stupid or tired question, but I was reading the thread about green reading books and started to wonder about a caddy’s role in golf. So I wanted to ask, if caddies were no longer allowed at the tour level, would the list of the top 10 golfers look different? Interesting question... never thought of that. I suspect it would change the top 10, a little, simply because for a good many players they rely on their caddies for strategy more than we think. berkeleybob 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Currently Under Product Test) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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