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Matt DeCristo

Matt DeCristo

Caddie at Pebble Beach for 20+ years; guest on Between Shots golf podcast discussing caddie program changes and unionization efforts

May 29, 2026

Between Shots

Between Shots

Caddie Crisis at Pebble Beach

May 29 · 1h 4m

Taylor ShlomHOST
10:29
Yeah.
Matt DeCristo
Matt DeCristoGUEST
10:30
Um, it equals about the same.
Matt DeCristo
Matt DeCristoGUEST
10:32
I think, um, there, there's some weird bonuses they've tried to add on to, to try to, you know, soothe the caddies and keep us from unionizing.
Matt DeCristo
Matt DeCristoGUEST
10:42
And so I don't really know the exact number.
Matt DeCristo
Matt DeCristoGUEST
10:45
It's pretty much the exact same, maybe a couple dollars difference for a forecaddie and a double.
Matt DeCristo
Matt DeCristoGUEST
10:51
Um, the difference is before the guest paid, let's say $210 and we received $188 of it.
Matt DeCristo
Matt DeCristoGUEST
10:59
The difference nowadays is the guest pays 250 and we get an hourly fee.
HollywoodHOST
13:46
... th- thinking you're making X, now you're making Y?

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