Caddie training & certification

Show up loop-ready on day one.

Short video lessons on everything a caddie master expects: raking bunkers, tending the flag, the Rules of Golf, and the unwritten rules members notice. Pass the exam and you get a verified certificate to bring to any private club.

Golf Basics warm-up + 9 holesWatch on your phoneLaunching spring 2027

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Who it's for

One standard, both sides of the bag room.

For caddies

Get hired. Get better loops.

High school and college students looking for the best summer job in golf, plus anyone starting out
Learn the job before your first day, so you're not learning it in front of a member
Pass the exam and bring a certificate the caddie master can check online
Move up from B-caddie to A-caddie faster

For caddie masters & clubs

Rookies who already know the basics.

Spend less of your spring walking rookies through bunker and flag basics
Make certification part of your hiring or onboarding
See each caddie's progress and exam results in one place
Fewer member complaints about pace, noise, and course care

The curriculum

Nine holes. One round of training.

Start with a short Golf Basics warm-up if you're new to the game, then play the nine holes in order. Each module is a handful of 2–5 minute videos with a short quiz at the end. Tagged videos are already built as animated Pilot #1 lessons.

Certified Looper curriculum: warm-up plus nine holes, with estimated minutes per module
Hole	Module	What you'll learn	Min*
Warm-up	Golf Basics New to golf? Start here	0.1 Parts of a golf course · 0.2 Strokes, par and scoring · 0.3 The clubs and the bag · 0.4 The ball and how to identify it · 0.5 Play it as it lies, the course as you find it · 0.6 Free relief vs. penalty relief · 0.7 Order of play and the caddie's job · 0.8 Rules words you'll hear 0.1 Parts of a golf course	20
1	Reporting for the loop	Arrival time, uniform and bib, meeting your player, checking the bag and counting clubs (14 max), towels and tees First tee: count the clubs	18
2	Bunkers	Where to enter and exit, raking in the direction of play, leaving the rake, faces and lips, wet sand Bunkers & the rake · free preview	14
3	Divots & ball marks	Replacing vs. filling divots, sand-and-seed bottles, repairing ball marks without tearing the roots Green repairs: what you can fix	12
4	On the green	Tending and pulling the flag, stepping around putting lines, shadows, where to stand, holding the bag off the green Mark, lift & replace The flagstick	20
5	Rules every caddie needs	Out of bounds, penalty areas, unplayable lies, relief, the three-minute search, provisional balls, what a caddie may and may not do Where to stand Advice with a double bag Wrong ball Play it as you find it Ball moved by accident Ball hits you or the bag Lost ball & provisional Free relief Penalty areas: red vs. yellow	32
6	Unwritten rules	When to talk and when not to, pace of play, phones, confidentiality, handling a bad round, tipping etiquette	22
7	Yardages & reads	Sprinkler heads and plates, rangefinders, reading greens, offering a club only when asked	26
8	Forecaddie, doubles & safety	Forecaddie duties, carrying two bags, lightning protocol, heat, staying out of the line of fire	18
9	Certification exam	Timed exam covering all eight modules. Pass to earn your Certified Looper certificate.	30
Total course time (estimate)			212

*Minutes are estimates for planning and will change as videos are finished. Rules lessons explain the Rules of Golf in our own words; for the full official text we point you to the USGA and R&A. Every video is captioned.

Free preview · Hole 2

Watch a lesson before you sign up.

Bunkers are the course-care mistake caddie masters notice most. Here's one full lesson from the course, quiz included.

Bunkers & the rake · about 2 minCC captions available

Bunkers & the rake

An animated rules lesson: when you may rake, where to stand with the rake, what changes if the ball rolls back into the sand, and a 10-second quiz.

Key lines are on screen; turn on CC for full narration captions
Short, phone-friendly lessons with a quiz
Every golfer drawn right-handed, so what you see is what you'll do

Pilot #1 animation. Live-action footage may replace it before launch.

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How certification works

Watch it, pass it, prove it.

Step 1

Learn online

Watch the warm-up and nine modules on your phone at your own pace. Quizzes along the way show what you need to rewatch.

Step 2

Pass the exam

A timed exam with situations from real loops. Pass it and you earn Level 1 certification.

Step 3

Sign off on course

For Level 2, an experienced caddie master watches you work a loop and signs off against a checklist. Your certificate is upgraded.

This certifies that

Jordan Avery

has completed training and passed the exam for

Certified Looper
Level 1

Certificate: CL-2027-004812
Exam score: 46 / 50
Issued: Apr 2027

Sample certificate · Certificate lookup coming 2027

The certificate

A credential a caddie master can check.

Every certificate has a unique ID

When the course opens, caddie masters will enter the ID on our verify page (coming 2027) to confirm it's real, see the level, and see when it was issued. Nothing else about you is shown.

Shaped by caddie masters

We're asking caddie masters at private clubs to review the curriculum before launch, so it teaches what clubs actually expect.

It goes where you go

Moving to a new club, or caddying at a summer club and a winter club? Your certificate and its ID come with you. Renew yearly to keep it current with the latest rules.

Pricing

Simple pricing. One standard.

Planned launch pricing for spring 2027. Waitlist members hear first. Enrollment and payments are not open yet.

For caddies & parents

Individual certification

$79first certification
Level 1, one person

Golf Basics warm-up, all nine modules, quizzes and the Level 1 exam
Verifiable certificate with a unique ID
Optional renewal: $39/year for a rules refresher, a re-test and a re-issued certificate. No auto-renew.
Ages 14 and up. Under 18? A parent or guardian signs up or gives consent.

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Planned launch price for spring 2027. Join the waitlist to hear when enrollment opens.

For caddie masters & clubs

Club team bundles

Certify your caddie roster before the season starts and track who has finished.

Club bundle list prices per year
Bundle	Per year
10 seats	about $675
25 seats	about $1,495

Roster progress and exam results in one place
Bundles renew yearly at a discounted per-seat renewal
Founding club pricing for the spring 2027 pilot: talk to us.

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Questions

Before you tee off

Do I need to know golf already?

No. The course starts from zero with a Golf Basics warm-up. If you already play, you'll move through the rules module faster, but most of the job is course care, etiquette, and reading your player, which golfers often don't know either.

How old do I need to be?

The course is built for anyone 14 and up, which covers most club caddie programs. If you're under 18, a parent or guardian should sign up or give consent.

Will the certificate get me a job?

No certificate can promise that. What it does is show a caddie master you've already learned the basics, which makes you easier to hire and faster to trust with better loops.

What does renewal include?

Renewal is optional. Each year you can take a short rules refresher and re-test, and we re-issue your certificate with a new date. We won't charge you automatically.

I run a caddie program. Can my club use this for onboarding?

Yes. That's what club bundles are for. You'll be able to enroll your whole caddie roster, track who has finished, and add your own club-specific notes. Join the waitlist as a caddie master and we'll be in touch about founding club pricing.

How does sponsoring a class work?

A school, local business or golf-loving family buys a block of 5, 10 or 15 seats for one class. Parents still enroll their own child and give consent, and sponsors never see student data. Join the waitlist as "School or sponsor" and we'll walk you through it.

Does this cover the official Rules of Golf?

We explain the rules a caddie runs into most often, in plain language, with real on-course examples. For the full official text we point you to the USGA and R&A.

Are the videos captioned?

Yes. Every lesson has captions you can turn on or off.

When does it launch?

Spring 2027, in time for the northern caddie season. Waitlist members hear first and get launch pricing.

Can I take the course or look up a certificate now?

Not yet. The course, payments and certificate lookup are coming 2027. Today you can watch the free preview and join the waitlist.

First loop of the season is coming. Be ready.

Join the waitlist for early access and founding pricing. Caddie masters who want to help review the curriculum, tell us when you sign up.

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