North Carolina golf course rents llama caddies to carry your clubs | This is the Loop

Llama caddies? Llama caddies! Nothing more needs to be said. Let’s get started.

Sherwood Forest Golf Club in Brevard, North Carolina, has pioneered this, er, new type as a caddy, but according to Axios, “tourism and recreational activities involving llamas are on the rise,” and these camel-pullers are as popular as they come. There are about 30 llamas on the course that are trained to carry your bags. It’s just as cute as you might expect.

The caddies don’t need any cash either. A little water and “a handful of tasty greens” are enough for them.

Llamas were once used to carry heavy loads and can typically carry weights between 66 and 120 pounds (30 and 54 kilograms). They originate from the Andean regions of Peru, Bolivia and Chile and are known as “light hikers” because they do not destroy the grass they step on, according to the Rutgers 4-H Animal Science Resource Blog.

Llama caddies have been around since the early 1990s, when the Talamore Golf Resort in Southern Pines used the idea to promote its newly opened Rees Jones-designed golf course. The idea was a success and is now being replicated by Mark English, a golfer and owner of a nearby llama farm, who suggested the idea to Sherwood Club pro Brian Lautenschlager.

Golfers are assigned their own llama, and each team of four is accompanied by an expert. I’m sorry for all the human caddies out there, but this could be the future of golf. For all the loopers out there, maybe it’s time to go back to college and get a degree in animal science. The game is constantly moving. You don’t want to fall behind.