This Premium Job in Golf is Often Overlooked

Imagine yourself on the lush green fairways ofvery mundane. They become like any other
Augusta on a warm April Sunday afternoon inboring 9-5 job with the same day to day routine
front of thousands of adorning fans, or strollingthat seems never to end. Although some club
the beautiful courses of Hawaii in the warmprofessional jobs can be very lucrative, the
sunshine on a January winter day. No I am notheadache of having 300 or more bosses (all the
talking about being a player on the professionalclub members) makes you wonder if it's really
golf tour, (most of us don't come close to havingworth it. Additionally there are the golf course
the talent to do that). I am talking about being asuperintendent and golf merchandise sales
caddy on the PGA Tour.positions which provide a decent living, but don't
When most of us think about a job in golf weentail much excitement.
think along the line of being a club golfWhy is it when we consider employment in the
professional, assistant golf professional, pro shopgolf arena we tend to forget about the position
sales clerk, starter, ranger or work in the cartof a tour caddy? With the popularity of golf
barn. Most of these jobs require long hours at thegrowing and the number of major golf tours
golf course with minimal pay. There is very littleincreasing there are more opportunities to be a
excitement to these positions and often becometour caddy than ever before.