Lifting Golf Bags? That’s the Easy Part

A retired PGA instructor puts in serious hours at the gym to serve as a caddie at clubs in Georgia and Massachusetts

Jim Tennant started caddying at age 12 and carried clubs through his teens as a way to save some fun money. Now retired, he’s hauling 40-pound golf bags around the green again.

Mr. Tennant, 51, retired in 2016 after working 25 years as a PGA golf professional teaching juniors and women. Looking to stay connected to the game, he began caddying that fall at private clubs in Augusta, Ga., and near his Massachusetts summer home on Cape Cod.

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