Steve Martin
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Look, when you've caddied for as long as I've caddied, I guess it's just kind of ingrained in you. Basically, I started as a kid at my local golf course here in New Zealand, sort of eight or nine years old, caddying every single weekend, 36 holes a day to the point where, and then I caddied for 40 plus years on the tour. So,
is something that you'll always be inclined to view things from a carry's perspective, not from a player's perspective, I guess.
is something that you'll always be inclined to view things from a carry's perspective, not from a player's perspective, I guess.
Yeah, possibly, yeah.
Yeah, possibly, yeah.
Well, I think you'd have to say it's a zero because I've never used an Uber. That is a private car.
Well, I think you'd have to say it's a zero because I've never used an Uber. That is a private car.
I drive myself everywhere. I haven't had the pleasure of having to use an Uber yet. And if I have used one, my wife would have booked it for me because I don't carry apps on my phone. So I'm a bit old school.
I drive myself everywhere. I haven't had the pleasure of having to use an Uber yet. And if I have used one, my wife would have booked it for me because I don't carry apps on my phone. So I'm a bit old school.
Well, we only really had one heated exchange and it was at Augusta in 2003. Tiger got to the third hole at Augusta. The tee was positioned at the front of the tee, which made it possible where you could drive the green. And I'd been out in the course earlier that morning and
Well, we only really had one heated exchange and it was at Augusta in 2003. Tiger got to the third hole at Augusta. The tee was positioned at the front of the tee, which made it possible where you could drive the green. And I'd been out in the course earlier that morning and
told them on the practice fairway that they'd moved the tee up on the third hole so sometimes the third hole was an iron off the tee to keep it short of the bunkers and sometimes you hit a driver to get over the bunkers depending on where the wind is and where the hole location is but on this particular day the tee was moved up so the bunkers were in play there's no doubt in my mind it was a driver he didn't like the play I couldn't see why he didn't like the play I talked him into it he hit an absolute shit shot
told them on the practice fairway that they'd moved the tee up on the third hole so sometimes the third hole was an iron off the tee to keep it short of the bunkers and sometimes you hit a driver to get over the bunkers depending on where the wind is and where the hole location is but on this particular day the tee was moved up so the bunkers were in play there's no doubt in my mind it was a driver he didn't like the play I couldn't see why he didn't like the play I talked him into it he hit an absolute shit shot
And fanned way out to the right and eventually made a bogey on a hole that, you know, you should make three, four at the worst. And that possibly, you know, stopped the momentum that he had after starting with 4-4 and, you know, didn't do any good in the tournament in the end. And he carried on like an absolute pork chop for the next few holes. You know, like a little sour baby, whatever.
And fanned way out to the right and eventually made a bogey on a hole that, you know, you should make three, four at the worst. And that possibly, you know, stopped the momentum that he had after starting with 4-4 and, you know, didn't do any good in the tournament in the end. And he carried on like an absolute pork chop for the next few holes. You know, like a little sour baby, whatever.
And then on the ninth hole, I just actually let it rip. It's the first time I've done that since I started with him. Just gave him an absolute mouthful and a bollocking about his behavior and the way he was carrying on and that.
And then on the ninth hole, I just actually let it rip. It's the first time I've done that since I started with him. Just gave him an absolute mouthful and a bollocking about his behavior and the way he was carrying on and that.
that was all good and then um yeah when we completed the round he um said hey thanks very much for the pep talk up nine and everything so yeah but like we got on like a house on fire when i was working from i think that was the only time that we ever had any kind of you know really heated argument it was unfortunate it was during the round of a major championship but
that was all good and then um yeah when we completed the round he um said hey thanks very much for the pep talk up nine and everything so yeah but like we got on like a house on fire when i was working from i think that was the only time that we ever had any kind of you know really heated argument it was unfortunate it was during the round of a major championship but
When I came up the 18th hole, I thought, well, this might be the last time I'm going to Tiger. He either liked it or what I said, or he absolutely hated what I said. So, yeah, he was very good about it. So we laughed about that for a little bit.