Post Ryder Cup elation proves just a little too much for someCADDIES'S ROLE - TOUR SCENE OPINION: AFTER A high there is almost certainly a low to followTue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Quickly getting into the Ryder rhythmCADDIE'S ROLE: On arriving at Celtic Manor Resort things very soon become apparent why this thing seems bigger than Christmas…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Privilege to carry the bag of a great playerCADDIE'S ROLE: On Sunday I just had a good feeling as we made our way down the path to the first teeTue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Oosthuizen's understated approach is a major plusCADDIE'S ROLE: Louis Oosthuizen’s quiet, calm and controlled demeanour is just how he is on a weekly basisTue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
JP's big gig allows everyone to be a winnerCADDIE'S ROLE: This was a pro-am that melted even the most hardened anti pro-am professionalsTue Jul 13 2010 - 01:00
Rules must be more firmly policed on courseCADDIE'S ROLE: Honesty in golf is what sets the game apart from others and makes it attractive to sponsors and spectatorsTue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
German efficiency leaves big impressionCADDIE'S ROLE: THE BMW International Open in Eichenried, just outside Munich, is a very stylish eventTue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
G-Mac's confidence well-foundedCADDIE'S ROLE: Graeme has never been afraid to see himself on the winners’ podium before a tournamentTue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Twenty million and ten years work wonders for Twenty TenCADDIE'S ROLE: THE LAST time I was at the site of the present Twenty Ten Course at the Celtic Manor Resort was in the last millennium…Tue Jun 08 2010 - 01:00
Alex getting back into the swing of thingsCADDIE'S ROLE: Changing your swing is a huge decision, but it worked wonders for Nick FaldoTue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Golf should adopt a listed system for older coursesCADDIE'S ROLE: Wentworth is now such a schizophrenic golf course that I could only gape in amazementTue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Quick exit and early return for ClarkeCADDIE'S ROLE: Early morning in the clubhouse on Saturday and everyone was happy to have made the cutTue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Tour crew left to ponder on things beyond our controlCADDIE'S ROLE: IT RESEMBLED an early morning scene on the school outing last Monday at Shanghai’s Pudong airport as players, …Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Misleading article reflects badly on us portersCADDIE'S ROLE: THE OPENING line of the Sunday Times Magazine cover story about “how Tiger’s behaviour became par for the course…Tue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Masters proves no one is bigger than the event itselfCADDIE'S ROLE: Not even Tiger’s reintroduction to the game could shake the sense of orderTue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Alex lays on fairytale endingCADDIE'S ROLE: I WAS approached by a film production company a couple of years ago about an idea of bringing my weekly column…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Taking action is essential to preserve integrity of the gameCADDIE'S ROLE: A signature on a scorecard is not just a scrawl on the end of a piece of paperTue Mar 30 2010 - 01:00
Nicklaus adds extra spice to playing in MoroccoCADDIE'S ROLE: WE WERE in Rabat, Morocco last week for the 37th Hassan II Golf TrophyTue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
From all corners to take on the WorldCADDIE'S ROLE: HEATHROW AIRPORT early Sunday afternoon last at terminal five saw a gathering of Europe’s finest golfers, their…Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Finding it difficult to get in the grooveCADDIE'S ROLE: WE CAME to the end of a very pleasant, three-week visit to the desert last Sunday evening with the customary …Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Jones learning trade from other sideCADDIE'S ROLE: THERE HAS been a trend in the professional golf world during the past decade or so of people from outside the…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Not burning any bridges in defence of Tiger the golferCADDIE'S ROLE: How can you expect these high-achievers to be normal people as well as ruthless winners?Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Not burning any bridges in defence of Tiger the golferCADDIE'S ROLE: How can you expect these high-achievers to be normal people as well as ruthless winners?Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Weird and wonderful world of globe-totingCADDIE'S ROLE: THERE WERE few signs of where in the world we were last week at the HSBC Champions event at the Sheshan club …Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Meltdown in sweltering Singapore and it's only 5.30amCADDIE'S ROLE: SOME SORT of sustained sleep is what you crave when the European Tour takes you eastward to Singapore for the…Tue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
Golf really should not tee it up at OlympicsCADDIE'S ROLE: It is understandable that the golfing industry would like the sport to be included in the GamesTue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Marco and Franz make it a pro-am to savourCADDIE'S ROLE: THE PRO-AM is the dreaded weekly necessary evil of the tour when the highest-ranked players get to prepare for…Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Kearney taking the scenic route to the TourCADDIE'S ROLE: The Walker Cup player is working his way quietly but meticulously to a professional careerTue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
LPG was one of those special characters in life and in golfCADDIE'S ROLE: Whenever you went to the club you could be sure you’d come across LarryTue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Taking time out to deal with a first Tour winCADDIES'S ROLE: Playing as a recent winner is an experience that you cannot be prepared forTue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
The remarkable layout at Kennemer is among the finest linksCADDIE'S ROLE: As soon as you arrive at Kennemer Golf Club you know you are somewhere special.Tue Aug 25 2009 - 01:00
Fastidious Villegas can do my rankings the world of goodCADDIE'S ROLE: It’s been an amazing couple of weeks as I prepare to carry for the dazzling Colombian in the British OpenTue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
Serious but civilised women's game a tonicCADDIE'S ROLE: I HAVE to admit I had limited knowledge of women’s golf until last weekTue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
Daly's attire well-suited to colourful Italian sceneCADDIE'S ROLE: YOU WOULD have had to turn a lot of crispy pink pages of La Gazetta della Sport before you got to any mention…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Bush crawlers are a thing of the pastCADDIE'S ROLE: A WEEK BEFORE the 3 Irish Open starts at Baltray’s Co Louth links I find myself wondering if I have forgotten…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Why Augusta Masters is so specialCADDIE'S ROLE: THE GREAT landmark in the annual golfing schedule is almost upon us; the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Enforced holiday set to continueCADDIE'S ROLE: I HAD just pulled into the car park of my golf club last Saturday for a game in the weekend singles competition…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Cool when the heat is onCADDIE'S ROLE: Coping with the hot and humid weather was a major challenge for players in IndonesiaTue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Clammy conditions go against the grainCADDIE'S ROLE: Things are very different for competitors and caddies on the Asian Tour where the stifling climate and strange…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
McIlroy has learned well from the masterCADDIE'S ROLE: Ten years ago the club was merely a big square of grass surrounded by sandTue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00
Sod's law as the old meets with the newCADDIE'S ROLE: Golfing gods work in strange ways as caddies and their former employers are drawn in the same matchTue Jan 27 2009 - 00:00
Chinese hosts leave nothing to chanceCADDIE'S ROLE : Shenzen - where the natives have done very nicely out of their special economic boomTue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
First race to Dubai is a marathonCADDIE'S ROLE: The start of the new season marks the beginning of a new era in European golf with the first event taking place…Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Eastern promise marks the end of an eraCADDIE'S ROLE: Valderrama has provided a wide range of talking points over the last 20 years.Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Bermuda the ideal setting to celebrateCADDIE'S ROLE: It is was the most generous week of the year for us caddies, all due to the PGA of AmericaTue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Grand location for champions shootoutCADDIE'S ROLE : Bermuda is an idyllic backdrop for the annual champion of champions eventTue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Tall tale of Hale's flail regales in Scots galesCADDIE'S ROLE: AS MUCH as those with a sense of history regarding the game of golf always enjoy returning to the cradle of the…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
No regrets at end of wonderful experienceCADDIE'S ROLE: Working for Retief Goosen was a chance to be a part of life at the pinnacle of world golfTue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Koran of the caddie shack is in danger of being oustedCADDIE'S ROLE: Yardage charts are the current topic of much debate in both the caddie shack and the locker-rooms of EuropeTue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
New points system does not reward consistencyCADDIE'S ROLE: Are the people at FedEx trying to create a shift in the mindset of the players?Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
