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Caddie Confidential
Caddie Confidential

Caddie Confidential

Inside Stories From the Caddies of the PGA Tour
By Greg "Piddler" Martin, Foreword by Mark Calcavecchia, Foreword by Dottie Pepper, Foreword by Dan Forsman

SPORTS & RECREATION

192 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Formats: Cloth, EPUB, PDF

Cloth, $24.95 (US $24.95) (CA $27.95)

ISBN 9781600781902

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Apr 2009)

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Overview

In this revealing look at the sport of golf, popular caddie Greg "Piddler" Martin compiles some of the wildest and most entertaining stories from his caddie colleagues across the tour. Providing an insider's scoop on some more incredible tales from on and off the course, this tell-all includes many intriguing facts on the most popular golfers directly from their caddies, including who is the best tipper on tour, which players could use some anger management classes, who comes up with outrageous excuses after blowing a tournament, and how much of a cut a caddie gets on a major payday. Throughout this work, readers are provided with insider tales from the caddies of golf's most popular players, including Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, John Daly, Vijay Singh, Fred Couples and many others. Anecdotes, practical tips, superstitions, and infamous stories that have only been told in their inner circle make this the most comprehensive collection of golf tales and advice ever assembled from the unsung heroes of the game.

Author Biography

Greg "Piddler" Martin
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Greg "Piddler" Martin has been a PGA Tour caddy for more than 26 years, and has caddied for Dan Forsman for the past 23 of them. He has seven wins on the PGA Tour, five with Dan Forsman and two with Mark Calcavecchia. Mark Calcavecchia is a professional golfer and former PGA Tour member. He won 13 PGA Tour events, including the 1989 Open Championship during his career. Dottie Pepper is a professional golfer and a golf broadcaster. She won two major championships and 17 LPGA Tour events during her career. Dan Forsman is a professional golfer who won five PGA Tour events during his career.

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Throughout golf's glorious past, caddies have always known that it's best to fly under the radar, because that usually means things are going well and they haven't screwed anything up for their golfer.  You never hear about them when scores are low and all is right with the golf gods.  But when the chips are down and something controversial occurs, then rest assured it must have been the caddie's fault and he's going to take some of the blame for it.

In Caddie Confidential: Great Golf Stories From the PGA Tour, popular caddie Greg "Piddler" Martin compiled some of the wildest and most entertaining stories from his caddie colleagues across the tour.  Get an insider's scoop on some incredible tales from on and off the course that range from both the hilarious to the downright unusual.

Caddie Confidential includes many intriguing facts on the most popular golfers directly from their caddies, including:

  • Who is the best tipper on tour?
  • Which players could use some anger management classes?
  • Who comes up with outrageous excuses after blowing a tournament?
  • What legend must have a 1967 quarter in his pocket before he plays?
  • Which top player has had the same caddie since he was in high school?
  • How much of a cut does the caddie get on a major payday?

Throughout Caddie Confidential, you will read insider tales from the caddies of
golf's most popular players, including Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, John Daly, Vijay Singh, Fred Couples and many, many others.  If you are a golf fanatic, then this book is a must-read if you want to go behind the scenes with some of the PGA's premier names and their caddies.

About the Author:
Greg "Piddler" Martin has been a PGA Tour caddy for over 26 years, and has caddied for Dan Forsman for the past 23 of them. He has seven wins on the PGA Tour, five with Forsman and two with Mark Calcavecchia.  A graduate of the University of Portland, he lives in Florida with his wife, Kathleen.

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