Carnoustie Championship · Est. 1998

The Caddie for Your Golfing Life

28 years. 5,000+ rounds on the bag. The honest voice from inside the ropes at the world's hardest links.

David · @CarnoustieCad

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28 Years on the Bag
5,000+ Rounds at Carnoustie
3 Books Published
20?? Open Returns to Carnoustie
David · Carnoustie Championship

The Caddie

Nobody feeds you the course the way a caddie does.

I've been on the bag at Carnoustie Championship for 28 years. That means 5,000-plus rounds in the wind, the rain, the October frost, and the rare Angus sunshine. I've read the Barry Burn for players from 40 countries. I've seen the course eat professionals for breakfast and hand amateurs the round of their lives.

"Carnoustie is one of the few courses the world wants before they've ever played it. Nobody is feeding that appetite with an authentic voice from inside the ropes. I want to build that brand."

That's what The Carnoustie Caddie is — not a fan account, not a travel blog. It's the real thing. The read on the greens, the wind plays, the history, the characters. The stuff you only learn from carrying the bag.

The promise is simple: I'll caddie for your golfing life. Honest, on your side, always.

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From the Bag

The Books

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The Carnoustie Caddie
How the Course Really Plays
David

The Carnoustie Caddie: How the Course Really Plays

The hole-by-hole guide to the toughest links in golf — written by an actual Carnoustie caddie. 28 years and 5,000+ rounds distilled into every page. For golfers planning the trip, armchair fans, and bucket-listers everywhere.

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The Dark Scottish Caddie
Stories from the Ropes
David

The Dark Scottish Caddie

The stories you don't get from a guidebook. Characters, moments, and the raw reality of life on the links — told with the honesty that only comes from spending 28 winters on a Scottish championship course.

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What the Caddie Knows
A Course Management Book
David

What the Caddie Knows (Coming Soon)

The course management book golf has been missing. How to think on the course the way a caddie thinks — reading conditions, managing risk, picking the right play. Not for Carnoustie only. For every course.

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From the Yard

Stories, Reads & Hard Truths from the Links

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Course History

The Holes That Have Broken the Best: Carnoustie's Most Brutal Moments

Van de Velde. The Barry Burn. The 18th at the 1999 Open. Some courses have a personality. Carnoustie has a reputation — and it earned every bit of it.

David · 6 min read

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Course Management

Why Most Amateurs Play the Wrong Club on Every Par 3

The caddie's most common argument with a player. And why the player is almost always wrong.

5 min read

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Tales from the Yard

Things I've Said on the Course That I Can't Repeat Here

28 years of unfiltered caddie wisdom. Some of it printable.

4 min read

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What Players Say

From the Bag to the Bookshelf

"Selling steadily on its own merits, with no marketing spend behind it. Unique authority — written by an actual Carnoustie caddie."

Trade Review
Sell Sheet, 2026

"Roughly 50 copies in month one with zero marketing. The Carnoustie name alone drives the purchase — in any golf shop, in any country."

Launch Performance
The Carnoustie Caddie, 2025

"Carnoustie is an object of desire for people who haven't visited — which is why a Carnoustie book sells in America, not just in the pro shop."

David
Vision Document, 2026

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