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Me and my kit: Jolande Lyle

Jolande Lyle
Saturday 18 July 1992 23:02 BST
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Golf caddie to husband Sandy

SANDY'S bag is smaller than most tournament bags. It has the same number of pockets but they're smaller. Sandy used this bag even on the weeks when I wasn't caddying for him.

There are seven balls in it, two old gloves and two new gloves, and loads of pencils, some with rubbers on the end and some without. You get them from a box on the first tee. The box also contains ball markers and tees. The tees must be wooden but the colour doesn't matter. I try and change the colour sometimes to bright orange or bright pink.

We carry two bananas, depending on what time we've eaten, two pairs of waterproofs and, if it looks like it's going to be bad weather, an extra towel to dry the grips and a waterproof hat. As well as an umbrella and the 14 clubs I always carry a carbohydrate drink, a powder you mix with water. It goes quickly into the system, takes away the hunger and gives energy. I might take a sip now and then but it is mainly for Sandy. He wears his watch but his wallet is in the bag with the car keys, if we have our own car. There is some plaster that he puts around his finger to protect it from splitting open, some adhesive tape and a Swiss Army knife.

A tube of lip salve is actually more mine than his. There is a roll of lead tape in case he needs to do running repairs to any of his clubs. If we were in America we would have suntan lotion. I carry eye drops in case his eyes get itchy or tired, to help him wash them out.

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