Recently, Travelin’ Joe Passov took a break from the road to cover a homegrown story as old as the game itself, albeit new to his Valley of the Sun home base. “Kids caddying in Arizona?!” Turns out these unexpected “loopers” are part of the AZ Caddie and Leadership Academy, launched by a longtime local club pro who one day realized “no young person in Arizona is getting introduced to the game of golf through caddying.”