Cayce Kerr has seen it all as a PGA Tour caddie for 35 years at more than 1,000 tournaments and over 125 majors. During that time, he has worked for 14 major winners, including nine Hall of Famers and seven former World No. 1s. And he brings a unique perspective to the current debate on whether Distance Measuring Devices should be allowed on the PGA Tour.
That’s because he made an absolute killing wheeling and dealing the devices when they first revolutionized golf nearly 30 years ago.
“I know what it doesn’t do,” he said in a recent phone interview. “It doesn’t slow down play.”
But let’s first back up to the remarkable story of how Kerr became the first person to market a laser or rangefinder on Tour, selling the devices to the likes of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson. Kerr details this incredible story and many other tales from his caddie life on the Tour with “Fred, Fuzzy, Vijay, Tiger and more,” in a soon-to-be-published book (June 3) titled “Walking With Greatness.”Kerr was caddying for Fuzzy Zoeller at the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills when his boss requested a yardage and Kerr simply told him that he was far enough away at the par 5 to just bang 3-wood from the rough. That wasn’t good enough for Fuzzy who wanted a more exact yardage. A spectator near the rope line overheard the conversation and later told Kerr that his Austrian-based company,
That’s because he made an absolute killing wheeling and dealing the devices when they first revolutionized golf nearly 30 years ago.
“I know what it doesn’t do,” he said in a recent phone interview. “It doesn’t slow down play.”
But let’s first back up to the remarkable story of how Kerr became the first person to market a laser or rangefinder on Tour, selling the devices to the likes of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson. Kerr details this incredible story and many other tales from his caddie life on the Tour with “Fred, Fuzzy, Vijay, Tiger and more,” in a soon-to-be-published book (June 3) titled “Walking With Greatness.”Kerr was caddying for Fuzzy Zoeller at the 1995 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills when his boss requested a yardage and Kerr simply told him that he was far enough away at the par 5 to just bang 3-wood from the rough. That wasn’t good enough for Fuzzy who wanted a more exact yardage. A spectator near the rope line overheard the conversation and later told Kerr that his Austrian-based company,
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00:00Casey Kerr has seen it all as a PGA Tour caddy for 35 years at more than 1,000 tournaments and over 125 majors.
00:09During that time, he has worked for 14 major winners, including 9 Hall of Famers and 7 former World No.
00:16And he brings a unique perspective to the current debate on whether distance measuring devices should be allowed on the PGA Tour.
00:22That's because he made an absolute killing wheeling and dealing the devices when they first revolutionized golf nearly 30 years ago.
00:30I know what it doesn't do, he said in a recent phone interview.
00:33It doesn't slow down play.
00:35But let's first back up to the remarkable story of how Kerr became the first person to market a laser or a rangefinder on tour,
00:42selling the devices to the likes of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Tom Watson.
00:46Kerr details this incredible story and many other tales from his caddy life on the tour with Fred, Fuzzy, Vijay, Tiger, and more
00:55in a soon-to-be-published book, June 3rd, titled Walking with Greatness.
01:01Kerr was caddying for Fuzzy Zoller at the 1995U, open at Shinnecock Hills when his boss requested a yardage,
01:07and Kerr simply told him that he was far enough away at the par 5 to just bang 3 wood from the rough.
01:13That wasn't good enough for Fuzzy, who wanted a more exact yardage.
01:16A spectator near the rope line overheard the conversation and later told Kerr that his Austrian-based