I’m walking down the 11th hole at Hillside Golf Club trying to figure out what to say to my player after his drive found the hazard off the tee... It’s okay, forget about it. Onto the next shot. Head up. Or do I just walk along in silence? My player wasn't happy with where his drive went, and this one mistake was followed by another.
The 11th hole is a par 5 and having just taken a drop I was suggesting going for the green, there’s plenty of room up there, he measured the distance and pulled out his 3-wood, he was set on it being 265 yards. As the caddy I should have measured the distance as well, but I didn’t, and we ended up losing that ball. I felt terrible. It’s the last thing you want your player to have to go through. This one hole from 36 could have just cost him his chance at making the play-offs.
