Enhance Your Golf Experience
As a walking-only golf resort, our goal is to enhance your experience through the utilization of caddies. More than 250 caddies come to Sand Valley with a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
A Walking Game
We believe that the game of golf is best experienced by walking the course, especially when you have the help of a caddie to guide you.
All courses at Sand Valley are walking-only. We highly recommend using one of our caddies or you may decide to carry your own clubs.
Riding carts are available to guests with a disability that prevents them from walking their round. Please contact Reservations to arrange your cart in advance.
Caddie Expectations
Caddies want to improve your play and make your round even more enjoyable. When taking a Sand Valley Caddie, you can expect the following:
Insight on course knowledge, including hole locations, carry yardages, and green reading
Assistance with pace of play and locating errant shots
Help with maintenance of the course (raking bunkers, fixing divots) and your equipment (cleaning clubs)
Tending, removing and replacing the pin
Paying Your Caddie
All caddie fees are to be paid by the guest directly to the caddie. The caddie fee is $100 per bag, per round plus gratuity. If you feel that your caddie experience did not meet your expectations, please notify a caddie supervisor or one of our golf shop professionals.
Assigning Your Caddie
At Sand Valley, your caddie will typically stay with you for all scheduled rounds of your stay unless you choose to make a change.
Please let us know of your caddie requirements prior to your visit so we can pair you with a caddie who can best fit your needs. Requests should be made well ahead of your visit to ensure your caddie is available.
In the interest of pace of play, caddie health, and safety, please travel with a single strap, stand bag. If you have a large cart bag, we are going to suggest using a change-out bag or if your bag is oversized, we may suggest removing extra equipment. Check in with the caddie supervisor or your caddie and they will help move anything you need over to the carry bag or remove extra items. All of your extra equipment is left secured at the facility you changed it out at. Also, guest services will be there to help assist you once you have finished your round.
Juniors & The WGA Evans Scholarship
Sand Valley supports and promotes the use of youth caddies. Each year, our caddie program conducts an extensive junior training program and throughout the summer, a number of our junior caddies vie for the Evans Scholarship.
The Evans Scholarship is a need-based scholarship that is awarded to those with a strong caddie record, excellent grades, and outstanding character. The Sand Valley caddie program reached a new milestone during the 19-20 season as five caddies were awarded the Chick Evans Scholarship, a full tuition and housing college grant.
Whether you choose to hire a caddie, take a pull cart, or carry your own bag, one thing is for sure…