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C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • F A L L 2 0 2 5 101 had to seek pardons from Bing Crosby Pro-Am spectators; and for several Cypress Point course record holders. In 1981, when the Walker Cup matches were waged at Cypress Point, Lucido caddied for Peter McEvoy of Great Britain & Ireland.The U.S. won 15-9. Lucido’s career at Cypress Point started in 1970 while he was still at Monterey High School. His uncle, Joe Solis, was the caddie master. Lucido played tennis and some golf at Monterey Peninsula College and graduated from University of California Santa Cruz, intermittently caddying along the way. As a full-time caddie, he eventually climbed to No. 1 on the board 27 years ago, and has caddied for 25 Masters and U.S. Open champions, and he was on the bag for three players who set Cypress Point records. He has many sto- ries to tell about his days on the course up the driveway that has a small sign warning wayward motorists that the terminus is for “Members Only.” “It was the best office in the world,” Lucido says. “Besides the family at the start, my rela- tionship with all the pros, all the members, and down the road, all the members are all good people, especially Peter Ueberroth and Sam Reeves [large stakeholders in Pebble Beach Resorts].” Since June 2022, after a brief stint with COVID-19 and a sudden loss of control of his legs (as his brain poorly communicates with his legs) Lucido has been on leave. Instead of fair- ways, he has been wandering the hallways of medical centers. Eventually, with the help of Dr. Steven J. Packer, now retired CEO of Montage Health and a Cypress Point member, Lucido ended up having back surgery. He’s slowly regaining his balance and gait. The break from caddying has given Lucido time to tell stories about some of his clients. Let’s walk down the memory fairways. Fore or Ford! At the 1982 Crosby, “fore” was not the alert for a wayward shot. It was “Ford” as in the for- Photos: Courtesy of Vince Lucido (Clockwise from top left) Lucido and Cypress Point member Sam Reeves who helped with medical assistance; Pebble Beach Co. co- owner and Cypress Point member Peter Ueberroth; Reeves and Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry; President George W. Bush.