Who Is Cameron Davis’s Caddie? Meet the Ex-Golfer Who Helped Him Reclaim Rocket Mortgage Classic

“He’s a massive tool that’s really elevated my game,” stated a satisfied Cameron Davis once about his looper. He was quite pleased with the way he communicated with the golfer all the while impressed at his working hard for him on and off the course. The Australian professional also seemed pretty sure about the reason behind his good gameplay, none other than his caddie, Andrew Tschudin.

Well, there is a good enough reason behind the bagman being so compatible with the athlete on the greens. He was a professional in the game himself before turning to helping out other golfers on the bag. It then makes one natural to be curious about the looper who was once quite the player himself!

Cameron Davis’s caddie, Andrew Tschudin, is a golfer-turned-looper

The looper, Tschudin, was born on July 26, 1972, in Melbourne, Australia. He turned professional in 1997 following which the then-golfer played quite a number of events on the DP World Tour (known as European Tour back then). The athlete-turned-looper also participated in the 2004 U.S. Open, while winning three times on the American Hooters Tour, two times on the Korean Tour, alongside a a single ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia win.

But come 2014, he seemed to be seriously thinking of a career change owing to his enjoying caddying for other professionals. “Going full-time as a caddie is a definite possibility down the track because I certainly enjoyed the experience,” stated an expectant Tschudin ahead of the 2014 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship while carrying the bags for the then-Australian teenager Minjee Lee. That is exactly what he did, the Australian said goodbye to his touring days in 2014, 17 years after turning pro.

What was the result, then, of him turning to the bags? Well, Cam Davis’s current looper, back in 2014, had helped Lee finish T2 as an amateur at the Australian Ladies Masters. Nothing short of interesting when one looks at how he had caddied for the same golfer back in 2010 at the Australian Women’s Open in between his tournaments.

He would soon find himself carrying the bags for South Korean professional Mi-Hyang Lee and then back again with Minjee Lee at the 2016 Olympic Games. However, their stint didn’t last long as a golfer by the name of Cameron Davis entered the picture. He had gone ahead to emerge victorious as the individual winner at the World Amateur Team Championship which saw Australia lifting the Eisenhower Trophy.

When it came time for the pro to make his PGA Tour Canada debut in 2017, Golf Australia’s high-performance team put him in touch with Tschudin which, for Davis, was the choice of a lifetime. The T15 position at the event convinced the Australian golfer to extend an invitation to the looper for the 2017 Australian Open, which he agreed to. The rest is history!

The impressive partnership between Davis and Tschudin

The two partners got together again in 2017 on the Wednesday ahead of the Emirates Australian Open. And Cam Davis showcased a scintillating performance as he ended up winning the event with the help of his new looper. Even the caddie was very impressed with the win as he reacted; “That was amazing. Really amazing.”

The duo has come a long way since then. They have played in a total of 147 tournaments out of which they made the cut 97 times. Cameron Davis, with Tschudin’s help, clinched the 2021 edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic earning his first PGA Tour victory. Now, 3 years later in 2024, the golfer has done it again as he clinched back the title of champ at the event, that too with the same bagman’s help.

The golfer, meanwhile, hasn’t shied away from dishing out praises for his looper. “Andrew is fantastic,” complimented Davis in 2017 before adding, “He’s always so prepared and knows a golf course backward after a couple of days.” Moreover, he even mentioned how he can’t seem to remember what it was like playing a tournament without the bagman. What about Tschudin then?

Davis’s looper is all praise for the Australian golfer

“The kid can play,” Tschudin said as a reply to Davis’s praise in 2017, “He’s long, he can putt and his short game is solid, but in the past five months he’s become more professional around his preparation, and routines.” Fast forward four years and the caddie seems to have only increased his appreciation for the golfer; “He’s improving each year I work with him which is really good … and I think it’s important that it’s slow and steady for him, too.”

Anyhow, the golfer did go ahead and prove his mettle again on the greens. And it would not have been possible without the Australian ex-golfer and looper by his side. One can’t help but look on in awe as Cameron Davis delivers on Andrew Tschudin’s faith in him; “I have full belief that he’ll get there … the kid can play.”