Normal tip for caddie in Hua Hin ?

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The caddies do get the extra 50 baht at Springfield. I asked them and they all told me that they do get it.
I never ask a caddy for a line, never ask for a yardage and prefer to mark the ball myself, but I do agree that I hate to see players blaming a caddie for their bad golf. If the caddy was free, I still wouldn't want one. If a golf cart was free, I still wouldn't want one. Just personal preference.
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JimmyGreaves wrote:
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JimmyGreaves wrote:.......350 Green fee, 300 Caddie fee, 300 Caddie tip and 100 baht drinks......
I would really be curious if anyone besides farangs gave a 300 baht tip? I'm sure Thai's don't do it and I doubt other Asian tourists do it. I don't begrudge a good caddie a good tip, but 100% of the fee? To each his own but she would have to be very good to earn and deserve that IMO, for 3 hours with cart and about 4 without given no traffic jams. Pete :cheers:
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Did you read the website link?

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'Etiquette: A caddie who has given good service over 18 holes would normally expect to receive a tip in the region of 300 baht. Additional tipping for exceptional performance is at the discretion of the player.'

I put this here Jimmy as not to pollute the Golf Festival thread, nor to suggest that the "etiquette" that Majestic references is any different than that of any other club. I just don't agree with 300 baht, or 100% of the caddie fee. Call me crazy, but unless the performance is truly exceptional I feel that 200 is adequate and more than most Thais tip. Anyway, this is an old thread but perhaps some folks have some new insight. I know, it's a very small amount of money we're talking about, just the principle I guess. Pete :cheers:
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What do the caddies get from golf course from the Caddie fee you pay before the tip and what is this caddie fee for?
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JimmyGreaves wrote:Pete

What do the caddies get from golf course from the Caddie fee you pay before the tip and what is this caddie fee for?
Look back at the second post on page #1, it's about the same now. On there I say 300 if walking....but only hearsay as I've never done it, and stick to the 200 as does the wife who does walk and tips the same. They seem very pleased with that. The clientele is different over here, a lot of Korean and Japanese from the Rayong factories who seem to be nasty characters on the course, therefore assume many don't tip well. Pete :cheers:
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JimmyGreaves wrote:Pete

What do the caddies get from golf course from the Caddie fee you pay before the tip and what is this caddie fee for?
Look back at the second post on page #1, it's about the same now. On there I say 300 if walking....but only hearsay as I've never done it, and stick to the 200 as does the wife who does walk and tips the same. They seem very pleased with that. The clientele is different over here, a lot of Korean and Japanese from the Rayong factories who seem to be nasty characters on the course, therefore assume many don't tip well. Pete :cheers:
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I'm talking about the 300 caddie fee that courses charge before the tip at the pay desk. Are you saying they get the full 300 baht caddie fee + 300 baht caddie tip for walking = 600baht. This is what that post seems to say. 6 day week = 3600 week = 14,400 month. That's not bad is it?

My wife's brother works in BKK in a good job for 12000 per month with loads more hours!
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Caddies generally only get half of the fee which is why the tip is fairly important. They also often don't work every day particularly in low season. They might only get a couple of days work a week unless they have regulars that request them.

Nickel and diming a caddie for 100Baht(2 Pounds!) seems incredibly cheap to me unless that caddie was extremely unpleasant.

I've never played with people(asian or otherwise) that gave less than 250Baht and have no desire to either...
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JimmyGreaves wrote:
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JimmyGreaves wrote:Pete

What do the caddies get from golf course from the Caddie fee you pay before the tip and what is this caddie fee for?
Look back at the second post on page #1, it's about the same now. On there I say 300 if walking....but only hearsay as I've never done it, and stick to the 200 as does the wife who does walk and tips the same. They seem very pleased with that. The clientele is different over here, a lot of Korean and Japanese from the Rayong factories who seem to be nasty characters on the course, therefore assume many don't tip well. Pete :cheers:
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I'm talking about the 300 caddie fee that courses charge before the tip at the pay desk. Are you saying they get the full 300 baht caddie fee + 300 baht caddie tip for walking = 600baht. This is what that post seems to say. 6 day week = 3600 week = 14,400 month. That's not bad is it?

My wife's brother works in BKK in a good job for 12000 per month with loads more hours!
I'm just talking tip amount above. The caddie fee charged by the course is 250 and the caddie gets 200 of that, the club keeps 50. I haven't played the course this year yet due to a bad back so that 250 club caddie fee may be higher now. The tip usually given is 200 so she netted 450 per 18 holes. Pete :cheers:
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valrhona wrote:....Nickel and diming a caddie for 100Baht(2 Pounds!) seems incredibly cheap to me unless that caddie was extremely unpleasant.

I've never played with people(asian or otherwise) that gave less than 250Baht and have no desire to either...
Talk to some of your Thai friends Valrhona about "ruining the market". They won't hesitate to tell you us farangs do it all the time concerning tips and other services that we tend to pay too much for. I agree, 50-100 Baht is nothing as I said in the post above. Perhaps this is one of those cases where we shouldn't do what the Thais do, although concerning most issues on here we get criticized if we don't try to conform to Thai ways. :banghead: Pete :cheers:
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bit of a tricky one this.

I have personally given anything from 500 baht down to 100 baht, depending on how elated/pissed off I have been at the end of a round.

re. low season, the point made before about caddies not working often is correct. If we take Palm Hills, then the caddies I talk to there tell me they have about 300 caddies on the books (that seems high), and in the low season they call in 60-70 a midweek day on a rota basis. If they get a job, then great, otherwise they sit there all day for nothing (and go back in the next day as they are now further up the list). Most caddies expect to have 2 rounds a week at the moment. So, in that case a 300 tip as opposed to a 200 tip can make a big difference. what do they do on days off ? Quite a few seem to make up the lottery boards at home. takes about 3 hours and then get 70 -80 baht for one. seriously boring, soul destroying work.

not our problem I know, but....
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I guess we have different thai friends because I've never played with one the gave less than 250 and they often gave more particularly when they gamble which is all the time. I often play with thais particularly at Sea Pines and I've had a few caddies who weren't shy about saying they thought that it's the farangs that are cheap...
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I know a Thai who regularly tips his caddy 1000b. at Springfield, he is from BK, may be plays here 2-4 times a month, don't know what he tips in BK.

I generally tip 300B. but then I do play on average 4 times a week, I also think standard of caddies have declined in the past few years (past 6-7 years ) caddies tried to do a good job in the past because they wanted a good tip, not so anymore
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A Springfield it is posted in the Pro Shop that you should Tip a minimum of 250 Baht. I usually give 300 Baht.
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I usually tip my caddie 300 to 500 Baht. Considering her effort in always having to help me search for balls after my wayward tee shots!

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I play 5 times a week my caddie gets 10.000 a month 120.000 per year she is a great caddie I would not like to play golf without her reading the comments here the caddies put up with lots of crap and as for they earn extra money at love hotels is a load of crap me and my friends about group of about 20 play all over Thailand never seen a caddie offer extra work after golf
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I also pay my caddy Bht 500 per round plus a drink and food, however she has been with me for 7 years and plays golf herself to 12 handicap. Of course she is excellent but the question was "normal tip" and I would say that Bht 300 plus a drink is the norm from residents.
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