TravelGolf.com
- Updated Daily |
Golf Search
-
Course ReviewsCourse GuideResort FeaturesTravel FeaturesGolf InstructionGolf PackagersReader Forums
The Daily Blog Archives
Tim McDonald   Tim McDonald
   a TravelGolf.com Blog
-
Blog Home | The Daily Blog | Worldwide Golf Blogs | Free Golf Podcasts

Vietnam golf: cute caddies, but the real deal

Wednesday October 18, 2006 | 19:09:33 237 words, 2418 views
Win a free golf book!

If the caddies in Vietnam were any cuter, they’d burst into flames. Most of them are women, because they work harder than men, or at least that’s what golf officials say.

They rarely pair the two sexes, because the male caddies tend to boss the women around and not do any work themselves. That’s the Vietnamese culture. Sounds sort of like the American culture, too.

When Jeff Puchalski, an American club pro living in Vietnam, started training caddies a few years back, he had to teach them not to giggle when their golfer hit it in the water.

The female caddies are clad in thick clothing head to toe, with long sleeves and usually a mask covering their faces. At first, I thought it was protection from mosquitoes, but it turns out Vietnamese women abhor dark skin. Light skin is highly prized here, as it is elsewhere in Asia, and Vietnamese women go to great lengths to stay out of the sun.

And they are GREAT caddies. They sniff out your wayward tee shots like bloodhounds, no matter how high the rough. They are relentlessly cheerful and burst into genuine cheers when you sink a putt.

And here’s the kicker: they seriously know how to read greens. Most of them are golfers themselves and know the country’s few courses and all the breaks well, so I’ve learned to listen to them when they say “two ball left.”


Comments:

Comment from: Brandon Tucker [Member] Email · http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/brandon.tucker
Wow. Not only do I love Asian women, I love good caddies, too. Sounds like heaven. I imagine they're cheaper than the 50-70 pound per round caddies in Scotland. You wanna swap places a few days?



Permalink 10/19/06 @ 18:15
Comment from: Javier [Visitor] Email · http://www.emeraude-cruises.com
what makes golf in Vietnam special is that you could combine golf with family holidays and beach resort in relatively cheap price
Permalink 11/01/06 @ 04:26
Comment from: donald [Visitor] Email
did they have scubadiver in vietnam golf club
Permalink 05/08/07 @ 10:11

Leave a comment:

Your email address will not be displayed on this site.
Your URL will be displayed.

Allowed XHTML tags: <p, ul, ol, li, dl, dt, dd, address, blockquote, ins, del, span, bdo, br, em, strong, dfn, code, samp, kdb, var, cite, abbr, acronym, q, sub, sup, tt, i, b, big, small>. Bloggers reserve the right to edit or delete comments. Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
(Line breaks become <br />)
(Set cookies for name, email and url)
(Allow users to contact you through a message form (your email will NOT be displayed.))
Grass is green. What color is grass?
-

Misc

GolfPublisher.com Add GolfPublisher.com articles/headlines to your web site
Course Reviews | US Golf Guide | Resort Features | Travel Features | Golf Instruction | Golf Schools | Golf Packages | Free Vacation Quote

© Copyright 1997-2008, WorldGolf.com, LLC. For questions, comments or suggestions on any of our network publications, Contact Us!
Privacy Policy