Caddy For Life
The Bruce Edwards Story
By John Feinstein
Read by John Feinstein

     Bruce Edwards’s parents expected their son to attend college and to enter the medical field in a worthy career. After working as a caddy, Edwards took them by surprise with the news that he would seek a career as a caddy. Author John Feinstein tells us how Edwards eventually became the caddy for golf champion Tom Watson. Together, Watson and Edwards brought home many prestigious awards and titles.

     After hearing Feinstein’s audio book, listeners will discover it wasn’t the material things that deemed caddying worthwhile for Bruce Edwards; rather, it was his personal, as well as his professional life in the golf world. Feinstein relays Edwards' relationships, especially with Watson, to show why Edwards was held in high regard by his friends. His friendship with Watson was unique. It was Watson who told him to see a doctor and not to worry about the lack of health insurance. And it was Watson who wept at the news that Edwards had Lou Gehrig’s disease. The story makes an interesting, poignant read.

     The abridged edition goes behind the scenes of professional golf, but not in as much depth as the full-length printed version. Reading the book or listening to the audio, golf fans will appreciate Bruce Edwards’s passion for golf, as well as Feinstein’s dedication to writing about it, especially when it gets personal.