‘Men On The Bag’ event tells the story of black caddies
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - On Wednesday, the Lucy Craft Laney Museum is honoring black caddies and their roles in helping the world’s top golfers win the golf tournament.
Actors portrayed caddies like Willie Pappy Stokes and Willie Frank Petteet, who was the personal caddie of President Eisenhower.
We spoke with Toni Dean, the museum’s programs manager, ahead of the event about the importance of the history of the caddies.
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“This is important because a lot of times we have history happening right in front of us and we don’t think to record it, and these stories are very important and they help us understand things a lot better,” said Dean. “So its important to have people come out and learn about these types of events.”
“Willie Stokes was considered the godfather of caddies. He actually had five Masters wins with four different golfers and he was looked up to. He taught the caddies a lot of different skills. Also, an interesting thing that’s an amazing thing he was on the bag caddying the first time CBS came to do the Masters so there’s a lot of interesting stories there. Another person was Willie Frank Petteet who actually caddied with Eisenhower. That’s an amazing thing to do,” said Dean.
Tickets are available on the museum’s website.
The event will run from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, followed by a book g with Ward Clayton.
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