“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 was confident that his good gameplay was due to his caddie, Andrew Tschudin.

Well, there is a solid reason behind the bagman’s compatibility with the athlete on the greens. He was a professional golfer before turning to caddying for other players. Naturally, this makes one curious about the looper who was once quite the player himself.

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

Tschudin, born on July 26, 1972, in Melbourne, Australia, turned professional in 1997. He played numerous events on the DP World Tour (known then as the European Tour). The athlete-turned-looper also participated in the 2004 U.S. Open, won three times on the American Hooters Tour, twice on the Korean Tour, and had a single win on the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia.

By 2014, he was seriously considering a career change owing to his enjoyment of caddying for other professionals. “Going full-time as a caddie is a definite possibility down the track because I certainly enjoyed the experience,” Tschudin stated ahead of the 2014 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship while carrying bags for then-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 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. Interestingly, he had also caddied for Lee in 2010 at the Australian Women’s Open between his own tournaments.

Tschudin soon found himself carrying the bags for South Korean professional Mi-Hyang Lee and later for Minjee Lee at the 2016 Olympic Games. However, their stint didn’t last long as golfer Cameron Davis entered the picture. Davis emerged victorious as the individual winner at the World Amateur Team Championship, helping Australia lift the Eisenhower Trophy.

When Davis was set to make his PGA Tour Canada debut in 2017, Golf Australia’s high-performance team connected him with Tschudin. For Davis, this was a pivotal decision. The T15 position at the event convinced the Australian golfer to extend an invitation to the looper for the 2017 Australian Open, which he accepted. The rest is history!

The impressive partnership between Davis and Tschudin

The two partners reunited in 2017 on the Wednesday ahead of the Emirates Australian Open. Cam Davis delivered a scintillating performance, winning the event with Tschudin’s help. Even the caddie was equally impressed with the win as he reacted; “That was amazing. Really amazing.”

The duo has come a long way since then, playing in 147 tournaments and making the cut 97 times. With Tschudin’s help, Cameron Davis clinched the 2021 edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic, earning his first PGA Tour victory. Three years later, in 2024, Davis reclaimed the title at the same event, once again with Tschudin’s assistance.

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 responded 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 Tschudin’s appreciation for the golfer has only grown as he said, “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 went ahead and proved his mettle again on the greens. This success 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.”