PGA Tour golfer reveals how major champ really treated his caddies

During his pomp, Vijay Singh was one of the hardest working golfers on the PGA Tour. 

Just search his name and you will find a plethora of stories about his work ethic. 

Singh was so dedicated to his craft that he would turn up to the range at 5am to hit balls, play a practice round and would be the last player at the practice facility as the sun set. 

Then he'd be up at 5am the next day ready to do it all over again. 

There were no days off. Not even Christmas Day. 

Singh expected his caddies to be just as dedicated, according to PGA Tour golfer Michael Kim.  

Kim took to X on 4 August to dish on what Singh was really like. 

"Caddying for Vijay was a different job than any other player," Kim wrote.  

"You worked 52 weeks out of the year

"Caddies had to be there during all his practice sessions at the back of the range at TPC Sawgrass as well as tournaments. 

"Zero days off. After a win on Sunday? See you tomorrow. Easter Sunday? Early morning practice session. Thanksgiving? Practice before Thanksgiving dinner. 

"He was very good to his caddies but they rarely got a break."

Singh has had several caddies throughout his professional career.

Dave Renwick was on the bag when he clinched the 2000 Masters. 

Renwick split with Singh in 2005, saying that he no longer enjoyed working for the then world number one. 

"I'd wake up in the morning and not really look forward to the day's work," he previously said. 

Paul Tesori, who now loops for rising star Tom Kim, was Singh's next caddie.

In 2020, Tesori confirmed that a lot of the stories about Singh were true. 

According to Tesori, Singh had a strict set of rules. 

His caddies were only allowed to use the bathroom at the turn, weren't allowed to eat on the course and were not allowed to talk to other people. 

PGA Tour caddie John Wood previously told SiriusXM that Tiger Woods' former caddie, Joe LaCava, was aware of the aforementioned rules and had some fun with it before The Masters. 

"We're on the first hole at Augusta, and of course Joe knows this rule so as soon as they both tee off, where's Joe? Shoulder-to-shoulder with Paul, walking up the fairway," Wood previously said. 

"'Hey, where ya staying, Paul? Where'd ya eat last night, Paul? Hey, you been practicing late, Paul? Hey, how's the family, Paul?'

"Paul's, y'know, sunglasses on, walking straight forward, not even looking. Just doing his job. So they both get to their balls, Fred hits up on the green, Vijay hits up on the green, soon as they replace their divots, there's Joe again.

"Hey, what'd you guys hit there? What do you got that wind doing, Paul?' Just right in his ear, trying to get him to talk and trying to get him in trouble. 

He continued: "So they get up on the green and Fred's putting and Vijay kinda sidles up to Joe, says, 'What're you doing, bro? Trying to get my man in trouble? He's not supposed to talk to anybody, leave him alone!'

"And Joe, y'know, Oakleys on, staring straight ahead, doesn't even acknowledge Vijay's walked up to him and looking straight forward, Joe just says, 'Bro, if you don't get away from me, I'm gonna drop you right here on the first green.'

"And I think Vijay had so much respect for that he just backed off and laughed."

Singh is now 61 years old. 

Aside from winning the green jacket, he also won the PGA Championship in 1998 and 2004. 

Vijay Singh controversies

Despite having a successful career, he has been involved in several controversies over the years. 

Singh admitted to cheating during a 1985 Asian Tour event by altering his scorecard. 

He also caught the headlines in 2013 when he filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour after he was investigated for using deer antler spray. 

Singh said he had no idea the spray contained a banned substance. 

The case was settled out of court in 2018. 

Singh's public image was also damaged when he made it clear that he thought Annika Sorenstam had no business playing on the PGA Tour. 

Sorenstam became the first woman in 58 years to compete on the PGA Tour at the 2003 Colonial. 

Singh said he hoped that she would miss the cut. "She doesn't belong here," he said. 

Singh was accused of being sexist 

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