Who's Your Caddy?

Grover Gardner’s narration turns Reilly’s snarky, anecdote-packed prose into an audiobook that feels like sitting in a clubhouse with your funniest friend after a round. His timing is impeccable, especially when delivering Reilly’s punchlines about golfers’ tantrums or Tiger Woods’ pre-tournament superstitions. The standout moment? Reilly’s recounting of caddying for Charles Barkley, where the volume of Barkley’s complaints about his swing could’ve shaken loose the clubhouse roof. Gardner nails the blend of reverence and ridicule, making even the most technical golf moments feel punchy and accessible. That said, the production stumbles slightly in transitions between Reilly’s dry wit and his unscripted interviews with golfers—some cuts feel abrupt, like a sliced drive. The pacing also drags in the final third, where the novelty of celebrity caddying wears thin. But those are minor quibbles for a book that’s otherwise a hole-in-one: a rare sports book that’s as sharp in audio format as it is on the page. If you love golf but hate golfer pretension, or if you just enjoy laughing at the absurdity of sports’ most obsessive figures, this is the audiobook for you.