A caddie walking up a mown links fairway at first light, dunes either side.
Wes Halloran, caddie, in a beanie and rain jacket with a bag strap across his chest.
Caddie · South Coast · Walking only

Wes Halloran

On the sheet this week Loop No. 114 9 seasons Rules-certified

Fourteen clubs and one right answer. If we just walked eighteen together, you already know I'll tell you which, and hand it to you before you finish asking.

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0Loops walked
0Seasons on turf
4:09Avg. round, walking
0Biggest gust survived
01Settle up

No cash?
That's the whole
point of this page.

Half the golfers I loop for haven't carried paper money since 2019, and every one of them apologizes for it on the eighteenth green. Stop apologizing. Scan, tap, done, or do it on the plane home when you remember how good that round was.

QR code. On this demo it opens a note from Rooted Coast Design, not a real Venmo account.
Venmo
@wes-halloran
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Cash App
$wesloops
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QR code. On this demo it opens a note from Rooted Coast Design, not a real Zelle contact.
Zelle
(555) 555-0134
Eight things caddies never get to say out loud

Eight things caddies never get to say out loud

  • 01Settling up is between you and me at the end of the round. Cash on eighteen is lovely; an app on the way to the airport counts just the same.
  • 02Cash handed over after eighteen is still the nicest version. But nobody has ever been offended by a Venmo.
  • 03Please don't tip at the turn. It changes how the back nine feels for both of us.
  • 04Weather doesn't change the number. If anything it goes the other way.
  • 05Your score doesn't change it either. I can't putt for you. I promise I tried.
  • 06On a double, tip per player, don't split a single-bag number in half.
  • 07If I was any good, say my name in the shop on the way out. Some days that's worth more than the money.
  • 08And if I wasn't, tell me on the sixteenth, not the internet. I'd rather fix it.
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Caddie fee$150
Customary range$120 – $180
Per player$150
Suggested tip
total$150

Standard eighteen with a single bag. Round up, hand it over, say the name in the shop.

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02Keep me

Don't lose
this card.

Paper cards go through the wash. This one doesn't. Three taps and I'm in your phone, in your group chat, and on the request line for next year, which is the whole reason I stopped printing cards in the first place.

  1. 01

    Save my number

    Downloads a proper contact card straight into your phone, name, mobile, email, and a note reminding future-you which caddie this was. Works offline. No app.

  2. 02

    Request me by name

    Tell the shop "Wes Halloran, loop 114" when you book, ideally 72 hours out. Repeat players who ask for the same caddie all week get priority, and by round three that continuity is worth real strokes.

  3. 03

    Send it to the group

    The other three in your foursome are going to want a caddie too, and whoever organises next year's trip has already forgotten my name. Fix both in one tap.

03Next time

Book me
again.

This goes to my phone, not an inbox somebody checks on Tuesdays. Expect a reply the same evening, usually right after the last group comes in. Tap an open day below and it drops into the form.

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Extreme macro of a scuffed golf ball, dimples raking in low light.

Below the hole. Always.

04On the bag

The guy who
already knows.

You've got a yardage. Great. You don't have the wind three hundred yards ahead of you, the firmness of the fifth green after two dry days, or the fact that the pin sits four paces onto a shelf that feeds everything short of it back down the hill. That's what I'm for.

Wes carrying a golf bag at the edge of a links fairway, looking out over the dunes.

I started as a bag-room kid who wasn't allowed past the first tee. Nine seasons later I've walked this property in fog you could chew, in a sideways forty, and in those four perfect October evenings a year when the wind lays down and everything you hit turns out well.

More about how I work

What I actually do: keep your ball out of the gorse, make you putt from places you think you should chip, and take the decision off your plate so the only thing left is the swing. I'll talk if you want to talk. I'll go quiet at the turn if you're playing well and I can tell you know it.

Two rules on my bag. We keep pace, and nobody quits on eleven because it's raining. It's always raining somewhere on this coast. That's the whole point of the place.

Green readingWind mathRules-certified Wilderness first aidDoublesLeft-hand reads Beginner-friendlyPace 4:00–4:20Rangefinder + book Bilingual reads: ES
, Wes
05What I do
05What I do

Every one
of these walks.

There's no cart option and I'd like to keep it that way. Rates are per round unless noted, and the tip is separate.

Swipe, six ways to loop

01

Single bag

One player, one caddie, undivided attention. Full reads, full club selection, and a running commentary on the ground only if you want one. The purest version of this.

per round$150
02

Double bag

Two players, both bags on my shoulders. Slightly less hand-holding, same reads, and the best value going. I've done it a thousand times and still talk the whole way.

2 players$260
03

Forecaddie

Three or four carrying their own. I go ahead, track every ball, read every green, and keep you off the blind lines that eat two hours out of a round.

group$180
04

Sunrise recon walk

Nine holes, no clubs, first light. We walk the ground before you ever play it, where the fairway actually is, where the wind comes from, which greens lie.

flat · 90 min$120
05

Playing lesson

I play alongside and show you the shots instead of describing them. Low running hooks, putting from forty yards, using a slope you'd never aim at. Different sport out here.

18 holes$300
06

Travel caddie

Off-season, I'll come to you. Your course, your member-guest, your buddies trip, with a caddie who already knows your game and doesn't need three holes to figure it out.

day rate + travel$450
06The yardage book
06Local knowledge

My yardage book,
partly opened.

Six holes out of the eighteen I'd normally keep in my back pocket. Consider it a preview, and proof that the number on your rangefinder is the least interesting thing about a golf shot out here.

07What they said
07From the eighteenth green

What they
said after.

Every one of these came from someone who did not have to say anything at all.

Swipe, four loops

★★★★★
"I've played this course eleven times. Wes showed me a line on thirteen I had never once considered. Beat my best score there by six shots, and I hit it worse than usual."
Rob D., Chicago, IL · third trip
★★★★★
"Brought my dad out for his first links round at seventy-four. Wes carried his bag, his rain jacket, and somehow his confidence. He talked about it until Christmas."
Sarah K., Austin, TX · first trip
★★★★★
"He handed me a putter from fifty yards short of the green and I laughed out loud. Then it finished four feet. I have not chipped from there since."
Miguel A., Scottsdale, AZ
★★★★★
"Sideways rain, we all wanted to quit at twelve. Wes just kept walking and telling stories until we forgot to be miserable. Best round of the trip, easily. Asked for him all four days after that."
Tom W., Boston, MA · buddy trip, 8 players
09Field notes
09Field notes

Things worth
knowing early.

Written on the tailgate after the last loop of the day. Read them before you fly out and you'll play three shots better than the guy who didn't.

Swipe, field notes

A flagstick bent sideways in strong coastal wind.
Wind · 6 min

Why your seven-iron is a five-iron out here

Every yardage you trust was measured in still air with soft greens. You have neither.
A caddie's wet-weather kit laid out on weathered wood.
Packing · 4 min

Four seasons in one afternoon: what goes in the bag

A short list, tested. Two of these are things almost nobody brings and everybody borrows.
A golf ball lost inside a thicket of flowering gorse.
Etiquette · 3 min

The gorse rule nobody tells you until it's too late

Where you can look, how long you get, and the one decision that saves your card and forty minutes.
Close detail of a firm fescue putting surface catching low sidelight.
Green reading · 8 min

Reading grain that isn't there

Fescue doesn't grain like bent. So what are you reading? Slope, wind, and the sea, in that order.
10Fair questions
10Before you ask

Fair
questions.

Asked on the first tee about four hundred times. Answered here so you can spend that minute stretching instead.

How does paying actually work?
You settle up with me directly at the end of the round, the caddie fee, plus a tip on top if it was a good day. Cash on the eighteenth is traditional; Venmo, Cash App and Zelle are all up in section 01 and I promise nobody is offended by any of them.
Can I request you specifically?
Yes, and you should. Ask for Wes Halloran, loop 114 when you book, ideally 72 hours out. Repeat players who request the same caddie all week get priority, that continuity is worth real strokes by round three.
What if the weather is genuinely terrible?
We walk. This is the coast; if I cancelled for weather I'd work about eleven days a year. Bring a real rain jacket, not a windbreaker, and a spare glove in a plastic bag. If lightning closes the course before we tee off, you don't owe me the fee and I'll help you rebook.
I've never had a caddie before. Is that weird?
It's the most common thing there is. Here's the entire etiquette: hand me the club when you're done, tell me on the first tee whether you want a lot of information or a little, and don't apologize for bad shots. I've seen worse today already.
How long is a round, walking, with a caddie?
Four hours to four-twenty for a foursome moving normally. A caddie makes you faster, not slower, I'm already at your ball with the yardage and two clubs while you're still walking. That's most of the value nobody talks about.
I'm a single. Will you still walk with me?
Happily, and it's the best loop of the day. A single with a caddie moves fast, plays two balls on the holes worth playing twice, and sees a version of the course most groups never do. Same rate.
Do I need to be good?
No. High-handicap loops are frequently the most fun I have, because the difference a caddie makes is largest there. Keep it in play, putt from off the green, and take the club I hand you even when it feels like too much. It isn't too much. It's the wind.
Will you caddie away from here?
November through March, yes. Your course, your member-guest, your buddies trip. Day rate plus travel, and you get someone who already knows your game instead of a stranger who needs three holes to figure it out. There's an option for it in the booking form.
What's your cancellation policy?
48 hours, no charge, no hard feelings. Inside 48 I ask for half the caddie fee, because that's a day I turned other work down for. Flight cancelled or a genuine emergency? Forget it, just text me.
Top-down view of raked wet sand in a links bunker.

See you on the first tee.