Danny Wilde, 45, was caddy and trainer of professional Alex Cejka for many years and travelled to all major tournaments around the world. In the meantime, the Munich native has made a name for himself in German golf with an academy in GC Valley - many talents only want to go to him. Danny Wilde, 45, still remembers this unique moment when he stood under a wooden roof of a rain hut with the greatest golfer this sport has ever produced, on a beautiful course in the US state of Georgia. "He was just unbelievably nice, he just chatted with us in a normal way," Wilde says about Jack Nicklaus. In April 2004, he was caddying for his friend Alex Cejka, who is still a good friend today. A thunderstorm interruption made a break at the famous Masters in Augusta necessary. The next day, Wilde even experienced golf history at close quarters: "We were on the 16th hole, we came across Arnold Palmer on another hole....
von Gerald Kleffmann
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