I played a lot of baseball and did some caddying."

I did some caddying, but I didn't think much of golf as a sport.

The entire perception of caddying has been altered by golf's economics in recent years.

Traditional caddying involves both the golfer and the caddie walking the course.

It was at Monterey where Bender broke into big-time caddying.

"They've got to learn old-school caddying, the way you carry the bag and yourself on the course," Mr. Bland explained.

They used to call him 'Stan the Man' at Hartsbourne where he used to do a bit of spare-time caddying.

His caddying pays for his racing, just like my golf pays for my diving.

While people putted for the grand prize - a $5,000 golf trip to Myrtle Beach - and the Cubs and Reds played baseball far below, a guest said the tequila-fueled conversation occasionally turned to the high art of topless caddying.

Because human caddying is "a declining art form," as Mr. Stine of Golf Datatech put it, the company is betting that many clubs can rent out the company's machines to walkers who don't want to spend close to $1,500 to buy one.

After a few years caddying on and off for de Vicenzo, Dave went into full-time caddying in the mid-1970s, although he was still doing work other than caddying when he took the bag of Vicente Fernandez.

He's right by the Caddy now and looking ready for the off.

Caddy wanted to leave but could not bring herself to do so.

Most caddies have their own way of getting one back in the long run.

At least caddies are not usually in the line of fire.

The man by the Caddy seemed to smile at him.

She comes from a poor family, and her mother works as a caddy.

He took the caddy from me and put it on the ground.

In the dark the red of the Caddy would be hard to pick out.

Two guys get out of the Caddy, holding the girl.

The Caddy broke down five times on the way out here.

It can be a good living, especially for caddies who work seven days a week, and many do.

King became a caddy at the club as a boy, and learned to play.

Only the year before he worked as a caddy at the tournament.

I brought in my cleaning caddy and a few other things.

So far, about 10 of the 42 regular caddies are young guys, he said.

He eased to his feet and worked toward the Caddy.

The first generation Caddy were produced from 1983 until 1992.

I asked Caddy if he brought her papa out much.

Chinese caddies do everything, in fact, except hit your shot for you.

On leaving school, he took a job as a golf caddy.

He began work as a caddy at the age of thirteen.

He wanted to know whether Caddy had got the men out on bail yet.

She had seen one, though, at the golf course, in the caddy house.

Not many caddies can make a decent living this way.

There was a good deal of affection in poor Caddy.

He got started in the game by working as a caddie for his father.

He is a caddie very much back in his box.

"Him and his caddie are such a great team around here."

This is where a good caddie has to speak his mind.

He started out as a caddie and turned professional in 1981.

Just as a player has to show what he's made of, the caddie does too.

When you're playing well, that's what you want to hear from your caddie.

Today's caddie will probably tell you that nothing much has changed since 1560!

Caddie wondered how many men had ever seen them together so.

His caddie was right on top of the ball and could not see it.

Then, he asked both Fred and his caddie for a read.

Young boys were still available to caddie and a move was made to grade them.

Players are often accompanied by a caddie and, perhaps, family members or friends.

I've only just read about this old caddie you found murdered.

He began as a caddie and worked his way up to head club pro.

"The only person who can make a difference is your caddie.

"We've got some work to do today," he said to his caddie.

"He hit five or six out," his caddie said later.

"A little bit of nerves helped today and so did my caddie."

But what made the round most memorable was my caddie.

That sort of money is rarely, if ever, given up front- even by a big star to a top caddie.

He stepped past his ball to take a club from the caddie.

Bond looked at his caddie for a moment in silence.

He sent the caddie, the poor kid, in after it.

He became involved in golf at age 7 by working as a caddie with his two brothers.

He left the job and began caddying here in 1999.

Did those in the group he caddied for ask his advice?

First, his brother Scott, then a college student, came out and caddied for him during the summer.

Like many such people he spent his tender years caddying.

Got started in golf by caddying for his father, Henry.

I'd caddied there in 1978, but I needed to get the feel and my bearings.

Years ago, caddying was how most young players were introduced to golf.

He's quick to note that all caddying jobs are filled now.

They caddied for doctors who played golf on the property.

Edwards began caddying for Watson in 1973 and worked with him until 1989.

I even caddied in the Open and that was simply marvellous.

We didn't get far, but I really got my teeth into caddying.

The boys caddied, studied and competed - sometimes against each other.

Not bad, added to the twenty-two he'd made caddying over the weekend.

"The good thing about caddying is, you can work when you want."

As he walked past it, he heard his son, who was caddying for him.

He started caddying at age 6, and was one of six golfing brothers.

As a teenager, he spent summers caddying at the local golf course.

"Susan caddied for me up to the time she was eight months pregnant.

Other people caught movie stars, politicians, entertainers to caddy for.

"I've known Eddie since he was caddying up here in his bare feet.

Sam Snead began caddying and playing golf at age seven.

He caddied at St. Andrews during the summer of 1982.

Once, a rich white lady asked if I would caddy for her the next Tuesday.

He learned from those guys he caddied for, sophisticated stuff too.