Forbes: Who Knew Babysitting/Luggage Toting Could Be So Lucrative

Matt Woolsey of Forbes files a story on caddy life, pay, and how far they've come, now parking on-site at most events and even treated with respect now and then.

Accompanying is a top 10 photo gallery of the world's best paid caddies based on this probably-not-that-accurate-but-probably-close-enough system:

We determined our figures by tracking June 2006 to June 2007 tournament purses and player finishes, as reported by the PGA. Caddies are paid on the basis of how well their player performs: a base salary of $1,000 a week plus 5% of the tournament purse, 7% of a top 10 and 10% for a victory, according to Cone.