My top 10 reason Adam Scott should give me a chance!

I understand that some of the people out there might think that Adam would be crazy to hire a guy with no real professional caddie experience, but I believe my background in my life has set me up to be the perfect person for the job. I know that in the high stacks world of Professional Golf it’s important to have the right people. Adam here is my list…

1. I love golf with all my heart, I love the green grass, I love the early morning tee times, or the days when you make that last putt with the sun setting and the you can barely witness that birdie! When I drive past a random open field on a drive, I imagine how I would play it! When I see a flag off in the distance I try to figure out what club I would use!

2. I am an athlete, and with my military training carrying clubs and walking the course is not an issue, and even though I took shrapnel in my lower back and it always hurts I know I can march with my ruck sack for days upon days.

3. Golf saved my life, after returning from my military service I was lost and depressed and thought that I would never be the same person I was before I joined. Now I know that that was a good thing and it’s because I am a better person now, I know that if I was given the opportunity I would be able shine.

4. I am an educator. I am always learning and feel that I am a lifelong learner. Caddying is a skill and something that I know that if I was given the chance I could perform at a high standard.

5. I have an easy going personality, I have been in some insane situations and I ALWAYS keep my calm. I have dealt with enemy attacks, high stack golf tournaments, and everyday teach high school students who believe the world is coming to an end and these situations have given me the experience needed to stay cool in stressful situations.

6. Adam Scott and I share similar hobbies and feel that we would easily get a long and be friends, and a friend on the bag that can keep you calm is ideal for a caddie, I have always been a fan of Adam and have rooted for him since the first time I watched him become a Professional golfer the same year I headed to the Army!

7. As a high school golf coach my job is to basically be a caddie for about 20 golfers, to learn their game, to learn what they are capable of and when the pressure is high to learn how to keep each player calm and collective.

8. Adam Scott said that he credited Steve Williams with reading the right line that won him the Masters, well I have excellent vision and know that not only can I read the putt I could handle that situation!

9. Being a rookie Caddie would allow Adam to save some money and be able to pay me a small price compared to some high up caddies.

10. Last but not least, our society has witnessed some of the greatest sports stories in the history of sports and this would be a story right out of Hollywood. The #2 ranked golfer in the world hires a Wounded Veteran to caddie for him and after being on his bag and leading him to another Major, who would watch that movie!

#Gaestel4AdamsCaddie

I want to be Adam Scotts NEW Caddie #Gaestel4AdamsCaddie

Hi my name is Tim Gaestel and I want to be Adam Scott's new caddie and I need your help! Let me tell you a little about who I am and then Ill try to explain why I think I am qualified!

I was born in Pearl City, Hawaii on May 26, 1983. My father retired from the army at Ft. Hood, Texas and we decided to moved to Austin, Texas, which became my home. I grew up and went to school in Leander. During my senior year I decided that I would not be able to pay for college and needed to start thinking about other options. In August 2001, I decided that I would join the army, and I started the process.

On September 11, 2001, I was sitting in San Antonio, Texas, at the military entrance program station on my way to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma when our nation was horribly attacked. That day I was not allowed to travel to basic training and had to wait for another week when the airplanes would be allowed to fly. On September 16, I flew to Ft. Sill to go through basic and advance training school. After basic training I took a long bus ride to Ft. Benning, Georgia for airborne school. After a short time of jumping out of airplanes, I took my first military orders: I would be on my way to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. My first and only unit in the army was Charlie Battery 1-319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment.

Over the next four years with 82nd Airborne Division, I witnessed combat in both Afghanistan and Iraq and received the Purple Heart for wounds I received to my back during an operation in South Baghdad where two pieces of shrapnel going through my IBA (body armour). Despite the various trials and traumas such experiences continue to raise for me, I am grateful for the discipline and the work ethic that I gained through my service to this country, and I am honored to be a veteran. I never realized until I joined the army that we are not limited in learning, only in what we are willing to learn. The things that I accomplished in the army made me realize that with effort, dedication, and determination, I can develop my character and intellect, and in turn, help others develop as well. Since my release from the army in 2005 I have been presented with opportunities that have encouraged my drive for education.

In 2008, I transferred from Austin Community College to Texas State University in San Marcos Texas and I started my first official job in the golf business coaching a Jr Golf recreational program. A program that I grew and in 2011 I graduated and moved to San Angelo with my fiance. I made a few calls and began working at Bentwood Country Club here in San Angelo and quickly became the Junior Golf Director and the Head Golf Coach for the Junior High Golf team while working to become a course Professional. Over the next two years I worked with the Junior Golf program and in 2013 I became the Assistant Golf Coach at Central High School.

For the last two years I have basically been a caddie for over 20 people while they are engaged in tournament golf, I have some of really great players and I have some brand new players. My lack of experience actually caddying on tour is nothing to worry about because my passion for the game of golf and golf education will keep me among the best caddies on tour. I have many situations that required me to learn quickly and on the job, Army, Teacher, and Coach.

Golf saved my life and it is in this opportunity that I try and get Adam Scott to hear my request and hopefully give me a chance to be on his bag! Maybe even just one time, one day, and prove I can handle it. It couldn't hurt and I promise that his willingness to help a Wounded Veteran would always be a great story that would show his compassion!

http://www.bushcenter.org/people/timothy-gaestel

http://golfstinks.com/blog/2013/05/how-golf-saved-my-life.html

http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/from-the-rough-golf-fianc233e-help-gaestel-after

http://www.purpleheartaustin.org/gaestel.htm