March 29th, 2007
Who is considered to be the very first golf caddie?
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March 29th, 2007 at 8:48 am
What is the length of trivia entry answer retention? Are they discarded daily after a winner is selected? If they are accumulative, for how long?
March 29th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Not the best of questions..should be restated if your looking for one of these 4 answers..the first caddies were forecaddies of the noble class in Scottland and England
March 29th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Caddie
The word Caddie derives from the French word ‘le cadet’, meaning ‘the boy’ or the youngest of the family. The word ‘cadet’ appears in English from 1610 and the word ‘caddie’ or ‘cadie’ appears shortly after that in 1634. Adopting French terms was not unusual for the Scots. For example they adopted the term “Gardez-vous!” as ‘gardyloo’.
This appears to be the origin of the speculative theory, promoted by some, that French military ‘cadets’ carried the clubs for the golfing royalty in France and this practice came to Scotland when Queen Mary Stuart returned in 1561. Of course the military term ‘cadet’ has the same origin, as these ‘cadets’ were often the younger sons of the aristocracy.
A Cady, Caddy, Cadie or Caddie became used for a general-purpose porter or errand boy in Scottish towns in the18th Century, particularly used for delivering water in the days before modern utilities. The Shorter Oxford Dictionary records this use from 1730. Caddies are often mentioned carrying golf clubs, but it was not until 1857 that the Dictionary ascribes the use mainly to those carrying golf clubs. In the early days there were no bags and the clubs were carried in bundle, which can be clearly seen in paintings of the time.
The first named caddie was ???????
March 29th, 2007 at 8:59 am
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March 29th, 2007 at 9:02 am
Our question today is based on one particular man who is the first to be recorded as a caddie, as opposed to the origin of caddies overall. Hope that helps clear it up.
March 29th, 2007 at 10:11 am
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March 29th, 2007 at 10:41 am
The question should be then stated..Who is the first RECORDED golf caddie?? Come on Golfnow
March 29th, 2007 at 10:47 am
No, come on to anonymous. The question says “who” was the first caddie and their are four names to choose from. If you’ve got half a brain you can do the research and figure it out. All people do on here is complain. Just play the game and shut up!
March 29th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
The question should not be restated. It is obvious that one of the 4 names is the correct answer. In fact in did occur in Scotland and the caddy was Scottish. Try http://www.scottishgolfhistory.net and you just might find what you are looking fore!!!! I did!