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So if you’re lucky enough to work for a successful player, you could earn six figures a year. On the other hand, if you work for a player who is struggling, you could struggle, too, when it comes time to pay the bills. Professional golf is one of the few sports in which players’ earnings are based on their performance. Most pro tournaments have a cut, which reduces the competition to about 70 players for the final two rounds of the event. Players who don’t survive the cut are not paid—and neither are their caddies.

Carrying more than 14 results in a two-stroke penalty. A caddie who makes a mistake like that is likely to find himself out of work. Just ask Miles Byrne, who was caddying for Ian Woosnam in the 2001 British Open, one of golf’s four major championships. Byrne failed to notice that Woosnam had an extra club in his bag. Woosnam was penalized two strokes and ended up losing the British Open by three. During a round of golf, the caddie carries the bag; helps with club selection, if asked; cleans the clubs after each shot before replacing them in the bag; rakes the sand traps; and makes sure there is no undue movement by people in the gallery.

These two race for the championship of that particular event. Each race is monitored for elapsed time and speed. ) clocks the start-to-finish time. Speed is measured in a 66-foot speed trap that ends at the finish line. T. is the winner. As you can see, one of the keys to drag racing isn’t just having a fast car but also being able to leave the starting line with the fastest reaction time. That can often mean the difference between victory and defeat. If your advantage off the starting line is significant enough, thanks to your quick reaction to the green light that starts the race, it’s possible to win even if your opponent goes faster.