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Augusta caddies used to rule the grounds at the Masters. Then the rain came in 1982 (2024)

That stutter.

It’s been 40 years, but Craig Stadler still hears that stutter.

“Y-y-y-you m-m-make it and I-I-I’ll take it.”

That was Ben Bussey’s signature line. He said it throughout 72 holes of the 1982 Masters – and one playoff hole, for good measure. You make it and I’ll take it.

The guidelines went as followed: Stadler was to make the putt; Bussey’s duty was to retrieve the ball.

When the duo conquered the field, they walked off No. 10 green, Bussey’s left arm around Stadler’s back. Neither knew it would be the final time Augusta National caddies would be a staple during Masters Week.