Charley Hoffman’s Caddie

PGA Tour veteran Charley Hoffman was born on December 27, 1976. He has a total of nine professional wins, including four on the PGA Tour, but began his career with Gateway and the Nationwide Tour in the 2000s, when he turned professional. He joined the PGA Tour in 2006 and, since then, has played in more than 500 events.

Hoffman, a San Diego, California, native, became the first person to win the California state high school championship twice, in 1994 and 1995. As an amateur, he qualified for the Buick Invitational (now Farmers Insurance Open) three times.

Hoffman attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and played college golf; in 1998, the team won the NCAA title. In that same year, he received an honorable mention as an All-American too. Also, Adam Scott, Chris Riley, and Chad Campbell were among his teammates at UNLV, and he earned a bachelor's degree in communications.

Who is Charley Hoffman’s caddie?

Charley Hoffman’s caddie is Andy Barnes as of June 2024.

Hoffman and Barnes previously collaborated from 2018 to 2022. Besides Hoffman, Barnes has caddied for his brother, Ricky Barnes, for a number of years. During that time, Ricky won the US Amateur Championship in 2002.

Barnes went to the University of Arizona and graduated with a degree in sociology in 1999. After leaving the university, he played on the Canadian Tour for six years and participated in several PGA Tour events, such as the US Open in 1999 and the Tucson Open in 2003. In 2008, he was named an assistant coach at the University of Arizona. He had a couple of NCAA and Pac-10 titles during that period.

He has caddied for a number of golfers, like Brandon Wu and James Driscoll, in the past; however, his longest tenure was likely with his brother Ricky. Throughout their tenure as player-caddies, they participated in several significant titles.