Aaron Flener has served JT Poston since 2017.
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Top golfers may hit every shot on the course, but they aren't the only ones inside the fairways. Every week, their caddies are with them the whole way.
There have been many famous player-caddy duos over the years. Tom Watson and Bruce Edwards. Phil Mickelson and Jim “Bones” Mackay. Tiger Woods and Steve Williams. Jordan Spieth and Michael Greller. Scottie Scheffler and Ted Scott. A player may hit all the shots, but the bagman is an important part of the equation.
However, golf is not all sunshine and rainbows. There are peaks and valleys that every golfer goes through, and the caddy is close to his payer through it all.
“When it goes right, it's the greatest job in the world,” said pro Aaron Flener in this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar. “[But] when your boy is struggling, it's bad. You feel like there's nothing you can do to help her … People look at it and think it's glamorous and exciting all the time, but it's not.”
Fortunately for Flener, her man, JT Poston, has had more good years than bad. Since Flener reunited with her husband in 2017, Poston has earned more than $17 million on the PGA Tour.
Not that money is Flener's most important thing, though.
“I think I have a different perspective than others,” said Flener. “Because I've worked 'real' jobs for a while. So even the bad weeks for me – I don't feel like I worked. I just hang out on the golf course with my friends and make money.”
Not a bad gig if you can get it.
Check out the full episode of Subpar below.
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