Caddie Chat with Jim Bartlett and Dennis Cone

Ground Under Repair

Most golfers in 2017 do not get the experience of having a caddie. Indeed, there are fewer clubs than ever that offer caddies. Dennis Cone of the Professional Caddie Association wants to change that. Citing how many young golfers have been created by summer caddie jobs (including Jack Nicklaus), Dennis believes that growing the game of golf includes making sure there are still people on the bag. Dennis and Jim Bartlett co-wrote Think Like A Caddie...Play Like A Pro, a book about how to better approach the game of golf to improve your score. It is not an instructional book, but more of a new angle on the game. Since 2010 when it was first published, the book has become a staple of pro bookshelves. One of my takeaways from the interview: Every other professional golfer was referred to just by their name ("Jack Nicklaus," "Tom Watson"), but Arnold Palmer was Mister Palmer.