Jeff Medlen

Nickname: Squeaky.

Known for his high-pitched, cartoon-character voice, he caddied for al three of Nick Price’s major wins and coined the phrase “grip it and rip” while on the bag with John Daly at the 1991 PGA Championship.

Walter Montgomery

Nickname: Gumshoe

Longtime caddie for Dave Stockton. The nickname neither has to do with him being an amateur detective or stepping in gum, but rather derived from the middle syllables in his last name.

Glen Murray

Nickname: Hopper.

Other caddies have said Sergio Garcia’s looper bounces when he walks.

Louie Paolini

Nickname: Louis the Lip.

Straight-talker who’s never short on opinions.

Pete Persolja

Nickname: Crunchy Pete.

Keith Mitchell’s bagman calls himself “the caddie version of Bear Grylls.”

Caddies Pete Persolja and Ian Finnis at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. (Photo by Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports)

Willie Poteat

Nickname: Cemetery

He served as President Dwight Eisenhower’s caddie at Augusta National during his presidency and beyond. As the story goes, Poteat woke up in the morgue after surviving a knife fight in which his throat was slashed by a jealous rival.

Willie Lee Stokes

Nickname: Pappy.

Late Augusta National caddie, who steered four players to a record five Masters titles among caddies, was often referred to as club’s “grandfather of caddies.”