Meet America's most well-traveled husband-wife caddie team

In the latest episode, meet Ben and Heidi Hulka, who log more miles each year than any couple on Tour. They also run a business that requires them to drive pros' Tour bags from one stop to the next. Here's how they do it.
Meet America's most well-traveled husband-wife caddie team
Meet America's most well-traveled husband-wife caddie team /

In the latest episode of Under the Strap, host T.J. Auclair welcomes the husband-and-wife team of Ben and Heidi Hulka, who log more miles each year than any couple on the PGA Tour. Caddying is in Ben Hulka's blood. His father, Steve, recently retired (though still pops in on occasion) after a caddying career that dates to the 1970s.

In the early 2000s, Steve started "Hulka Express," a service that delivers player equipment and luggage from one event to the next. That job of loading the trailer each Sunday and driving nonstop through the night to the next PGA Tour venue now belongs to Ben and Heidi, while Ben also caddies — primarily for C.T. Pan in 2020. In this episode, you'll learn how they met, their life together on the road and what that grind is like each week as they quickly and safely drive to the next stop.

Hit the play button above to listen and look for more episodes of Under the Strap coming soon to the Morning Read Podcast Network.

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T.J. Auclair
T.J. AUCLAIR

T.J. Auclair is the director of content for The Caddie Network and has covered professional golf since 1998, traveling to more than 70 major championships and 10 Ryder Cups. Before joining The Caddie Network, Auclair spent 13 years at Turner Sports as lead writer and a producer on PGA.com and RyderCup.com.