Carl Jackson

A caddy uniform worn by Jackson when he caddied for Ben Crenshaw in the Masters Tournament.

Carl "Skillet" Jackson is an African-American golf caddie who served at the Augusta National Golf Club. He caddied at every Masters Tournament (except one) between 1961 and 2010, then holding the record for the most appearances, at 54. He has caddied for Ben Crenshaw 39 times, including the two occasions that he won the tournament.

Career Jackson started caddying at Augusta National in 1958 He claims that in 1988 he was the first official black guest at Augusta National when a member asked him to play as no other members were present. He suffered from colon cancer in 2000, resulting in him missing the Masters Tournament for the first time since his first tournament, although by the next year he was back caddying for Crenshaw. He has recently started the Carl's Kids Foundation to attempt to take golf to children in the inner city of Little Rock, Arkansas.