My first day as a caddie!

Well, the first day of the tournament is in the books for me and my golfer. I have to say, it was a lot of fun.

Our tee time was set for 9:30 this morning. The caddies were told to be at the course an hour early on the first day as there is usually mass confusion as no one know what the golfers look like, people don't know where they are going, etc. I got to the course at 8:15 as the traffic was so light today I had no problem getting to the River Cree to park and the shuttle got me to the course in record time.

My golfer was at the course already and warming up on the range when I got there under the watchful eye of his coach. I was introduced to both and Jesse continued to warm up. Jesse Gibson is the name of my golfer for the weekend. He was one of the qualifiers from the Monday event and had to survive a playoff to do it. He is an 18 year old phenom. Amazing player.

Once he finished up on the range, we moved to the practice green where he worked on his flat stick. I took the time to clean his clubs. They needed cleaning! By the time I was done, they looked new. Once Jesse was done on the practice green, we moved to the first tee.

Now, I got lucky in that Jesse doesn't own a large tour bag. He has a nice, little stand bag with the 2 strap system. It was very nice to carry. Don't get me wrong, it was still heavy, but much more manageable. I also found out as we went along that Jesse had enough food in the bag to feed the entire course :)

It felt good to walk the course and work with someone who knows how to golf and plays at a much better level than me. It was just great to see how well they play the game and the course management they use. I even mentioned that on one hole I could guarantee that all members of the course would use driver but everyone of the players in our group used their 3 woods to place the ball in a better spot.

Now, I also have a bone to pick with my trainer. Day 2 stiffness from my leg workout kicked in about the 3rd hole. It was starting to become a real struggle to complete the course. I did do it, but the legs are killing me now. It could also have something to do with the fact that I was standing for 8.5 hours straight - but the stiffness definitely is a factor.

Jesse ended up 2 over for the day and has a real shot at making the cut tomorrow. I hope he does so that way I will still be working for the weekend.

I will have another update tomorrow. In the meantime, if you want to see how Jesse is doing, check out the website for the Canadian Tour.