In 1992 (while I was still working in the 'real world') I was asked by a pro friend of mine to caddie for a young Aussie on a course that I knew quite well. The player was looking for an older person who could help him with the Course; caddie experience was not a requirement (good for me)
The short version is that the Aussie won, his first and my first////
He outlasted M Bradley, with S Stricker and C Dimarco right behind
S is a great guy and I was happy to see him play so well in H.
I worked a few more events and then in 1995, J Powell fired his caddie and I picked him up on the range; he was desperate// Anyway, he won the the event; my one and only Senior Tour Event.
Jan 1997 I was asked to by a young player to caddie for him at Lakeland Fl; his first pro event; he didn't win/// However he has since, on both the PGA and the Nationwide.
While at Lakeland, I worked for a player during the Wed. pro am who asked me to come work for him full time. I had told him that I was thinking about retiring after 30 years of policing.
I retired the end of March, the next week I was in Mississippi and three weeks later that same player won his first Nike Tour event, with me of course.
(By the way, that first week in Miss. I worked for one player on Mon., my own player on Tues., another player on Wed. my own player and another player on Thur. Fri. and Sat. and my player on Sun. I made over $1,000 and thought WOW, this could be OK)
At the end of my second year as a "Nike Tour Caddie" I was asked by a young player to go with him the next year to the PGA Tour. Our first year out he won twice and as they say "The rest is history".
I enjoyed my career as a police officer, but the last 10 years have been a great ride; I have been all over the World and have met a ton of wonderful people; including you all//////////
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