hey guys I'm Alex Vlaisavich I just finished up my freshman year at Wheaton
College right outside Chicago Illinois and today I'm gonna let you all know a
little bit about my side hustle caddying before we get started let me just
tell you a little bit about what that exactly is for those of you whose
knowledge of caddying doesn't go past the movie Caddyshack
so yes you are going to be carrying clubs but it's a little more than that
you're gonna be raking sand traps picking up divots attending the flag
running mini errands and at the end of the day you're just gonna want to be the
friend of whoever you are caddy in for now I'll let you know how exactly I got
into caddy him so I was 12 years old and my parents said Alex this summer it's
time to get a job and at first I'm like whoa like I'm kind of young for this
most places I would say in the US aren't going to be hiring 12 year olds that is
legally caddy and however is a job that you can do when you are younger now I'll
lay out the steps of how exactly you get started caddying so first of all you are
going to need to be certified and what that means is generally showing up to
your local golf course or Country Club and taking both a class and a short
written test pretty easy usually takes only one day and once you have that you
actually are ready to go so you've just gotten your certification and you're
ready to start caddying you show up to your local golf course and country club
and here's where things get a little difficult the very first times that you
start caddie and you're actually going to probably have to show up and either
wait in line behind other caddies or show up and wait to get selected by a
member and as you start caddying it may be challenging to wait this process can
take either minutes or at times hours and I'll tell you right now that towards
the beginning I actually ended up waiting many hours and then leaving home
but don't be discouraged by that eventually you will get picked and after
you get that first round under your belt you're going to be super confident
before we get into some of the details of
how Caddy works how you get selected how you continue to line up jobs I'll let
you know what some of the perks are so I love golfing and at most courses on
Mondays you actually can play for free this is a huge benefit ok
secondly you're going to be making lots of great connections I'll get into this
a little bit more later but I've made so many connections that have actually
presented me with further job opportunities in the future non cadion
related but we're gonna be hoping that caddying isn't your only job unless you
look in and going professional thirdly and one of the hugest perks of all is
called the evans scholarship if you work your way up and eventually become an
honors caddy after graduating high school you can actually receive a full
ride scholarship to many state universities you do have to qualify
financially this is neat based so take that into
account but it is a huge perk to caddying that should motivate you as you
start working during your first few jobs you're gonna be a new caddy but you want
to treat yourself like you've been here forever you want to work extremely hard
hustle show a great attitude just be a friend
to whoever you're caddying for put a smile on your face and here's the thing
that won't go unnoticed the golfers are the members will recognize your hard
work and they will start recommending you to other golfers or they'll tell the
Pro Shop hey you got a great caddie right here you should hook him or her up
with future jobs and this really really really is important to line yourself up
with future jobs as you begin to caddy in and continue caddying ultimately your
goal is to set yourself up with jobs where you don't have to wait around in
my later years of caddying I actually never showed up to the golf course
without knowing that I had a job lined up for me and that was huge saved a ton
of time alright I know this is the part you've been waiting for right show me
the money that's what you're all here for for
anyone who's a beginner the going rate is generally going to be $30 it
that's what it was for my club now this doesn't include tip but that is going to
be the bare minimum that you are making take into account that you will be out
on the course for roughly four hours that doesn't include wait time so
factoring that in is going to be a little bit difficult I'll tell you right
now that I never made less than forty dollars I averaged around sixty dollars
around and at times over the course of a weekend I made up to three hundred
dollars that's some pretty good money untaxed yes caddying definitely is about
making money but it's also so much more than that
trust me the opportunities that you will make doing this are huge you have to
think about what kind of golfers or members you're going to be caddying for
generally speaking these are people who are very successful or driven who know
other people and at the end of the day they're great guys too so they will want
to help you in your future as well I actually got my first job internship
through caddying in a way because over the years I've made connections that led
to more connections and continue building my reputation which eventually
landed me a job just to recap cadion is going to be something that's physical
you're going to be out on the course you're gonna be working hard and at the
very beginning it will be tough to continue to motivate yourself at times
but trust me working hard putting a smile on your face and really just
trying your best to serve your golfer will land you so many more opportunities
to caddy in the future and it will definitely increase your pay as well so
if you're someone who's willing to work hard work your way from the bottom to
the top and at the end of the day make some great memories and lasting
relationships tatin is definitely for you before we wrap up this video though
I'd love to give a shout out to the college hustle just a big thanks for
having me on here they're great guys who are going to continue to put out some
quality content I hope you like this video both literally and figuratively I
hope that you subscribe and if you have any questions feel free to leave those
in the comments Sections I'd love to connect with you
guys the college hustle would love to help you guys out as well so thanks for
listening and I hope to see you out on the course