A few years ago, E-Caddy sold an alternative to the golf buggy: a single-rider electric trike on fat tyres.

The original E-Caddy: a fat-tyre, chopper-style trike with a rear golf-bag carrier

What were E-Caddy trikes?

They were trikes you rode around the golf course. Most versions had the same layout of three wide tyres, a low step-through frame, a seat, lights, suspension, disc brakes, a lithium battery and a bag mount at the back.

The Eagle variants

The clearest listing I found was for The Eagle, an entry-level model sold as a 12amp golf trike. The advert showed it in several colours, said buyers could register it for the road, and threw in free UK delivery (Northern Ireland excepted).

Why did they stand out?

They fixed a genuine annoyance with shared buggies: your ball is in the left rough, your partner's is on the right, and one of you ends up waiting. With a trike each, nobody waits.

They also just looked fun. Fat tyres, a low seat and a chopper stance made them feel more like a toy than course equipment, which did them no harm at demo days or in reviews.

And they were supposed to be kinder to the grass. Golfshake's review put the trike at about 95kg, far lighter than a conventional buggy, with wide tyres to spread what weight there was.

What happened to E-Caddy?

The UK company later tied to the brand was E-CADDY LIMITED, incorporated in February 2020 and based in Nottingham. Companies House shows the company applied for voluntary strike-off in August 2022 and was dissolved on 13 December 2022.