Your ultimate goal may be to be a Professional caddie on a Professional tour but a good place to start is learning how to caddie at a local country club.
Caddieing can be done by young and older men and women.
The New York Metropolitan Golf Association publishes the following:
Youth Caddieing Today: A Modern Model for the Future of the Game
Youth Caddieing Today: Part Two – How to Get Started as a Caddie
Getting Started As A Caddie: A Guide For Beginners
(Click on the above text links to read the publications )
Watch a Caddie Training video.
10 RULES TO BE A GOOD CADDIE
- Learn all fourteen clubs and how and when they are used.
- Watch the flight of the ball and memorize its position once it comes to rest.
- Make sure divots are replaced.
- Smooth the sand in the bunkers.
- Walk ahead of your player; don’t lag behind.
- Don’t step in any player’s line of putt on the putting green.
- Learn the yardage of each hole and know where the yardage markers are on each hole.
- Handle player’s clubs and bag with care; don’t swing clubs or lean on them.
- Don’t touch the ball while it is in play.
- Hustle, stay quiet and if you don’t know—ask.
A more detailed description can be found in the Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation’s Caddie Manual
Sankaty Head Caddie Camp – Nantucket Island, MA
A Boys Summer Camp for 8th, 9th and 10th graders.
Colorado Golf Association’s Solich Caddie & Leadership Academy
From these beginnings, caddies can find work at country clubs, at golf resorts, or on a professional tour. The work can be seasonal, part time, or full time. It can last for a summer or two up to many years.