Caddy Shack.....or Tito Town

Golf for Mimi will NEVER be the same again.
The last post including a comment about her fretting a bit about have to have a caddy.....well, you dont have to worry about that again, ever.

Mimi was invited for a round of golf at the San Andrés Golf Club, which is the oldest golf club in Argentina. The first course was built near the present location in 1892, where the first official golf match was played in Argentina in 1894. They do recommend you take a caddie to look for balls, as the rough is "quite fierce".

The 18 hole golf course was designed by Scottish Pro Mr. Mungo Park. Many important moments of the history of golf in Argentina happened here. San Andrés Golf Club was home to the Abierto de la República (Argentine Open) 21 times, more than any other club. Roberto De Vicenzo, 1967 British Open Champion, twice won here. Added to this illustrious history is now the 'Mimi & Tito' story.

Mimi figures Tito was there for that first round back in 1894. He's been caddying for 56 years.
He is a professionale and the two of them bonded very quickly. The language barrier was broken down by several key phrases included 'suav-ay' and 'tranquill-ay' - which Mimi mistook for tequill-ay and for the first few holes, she felt she could have used a couple of shots!
Tito carried her bag, chose every club, adjusted her grip, threw away her long tees and located errant shots in the 'fierce' rough. He wouldnt hand her a club until he felt she was ready. He lined up her putts and even shared his chocolate bar with her.

Mem-ay, as Tito would refer to her, would get a shrug and a disinterested look with every good shot, as if to say 'What do you expect? You did everything I showed you - so it should be a good shot'.

I have been reminded to also report that on the back 9, Mimi had three pars, one birdie and a bogey. Not bad for someone who wasnt keeping score....but Tito was! They leave for Uruguay on Tuesday to join the Sudamericano Tour.

Tito's Swing Thought for Mem-ay was "Tranquilla - keep head on ball."

To our friends at Bearspaw - Caddies rock!