The Masters, the Professional Golf Association's most prestigious tournament, has come and gone. Tiger Woods completed his somewhat controversial 'grand slam' by winning all four of the PGA's major tournaments in just over one calendar year. When you talk about the Masters' home, the Augusta Country Club, you'll get mixed views. While everyone will tell you it's one of the best golf courses in the world, it can't escape its history of being one of the last bastions of segregation and prejudice in the south. The PGA embraces this attitude as well in its treatment of caddies.
Caddies are just as vital to golf as the players are.
Golfers rely on their Caddies to help in club selection, advice on certain holes, helping keep track of the score, and to carry around their players golf clubs. But the PGA views this job in a different light. The PGA believes caddies should pay expenses for every tournament that they participate in. Caddies aren't even allowed in the main clubhouses at the country clubs that hold these events. In other words, caddies are golf's second class citizens.