10x Faster, No Charge?

My internet with Cable One went out this morning. The repairman replaced about twenty yards of coax and got it running again. Before he departed, I just happened to ask him about the speed of my plan and he was surprised. “They don’t offer that plan anymore””.” he said. The lowest speed offered was ten times faster than what I had now. All I had to do was ask for it.

After a  quick call to Customer Service, my plan was changed and modem reset. Went from 5 Mbps up to 50 just like that for not a penny more.

May be a good idea to check your service. You may be pleasantly surprised.

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At first I was told my car would be ready on Monday but a text from Advanced Collision said otherwise. Picked it up today. Looks great. Hood and bumper repaired and windshield replaced.

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Then there was this:

Gary Player: Hour Spent with Tiger Woods Could Yield ‘Majors’

Michael Jordan Says Barack Obama Is ‘Sh—Y’ at Golf

Two aces, two cars for LPGA’s Kang in eight days

YOW! Ming

“I look like a Mini Me” – Daly on Twitter. Daly thinks he looks Chinese?

Reminds me of the time I worked for Christina Kim in a practice round at Kraft. Some guy thought I was her farther.

John Daly and Yao Ming

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My car is in for some cosmetic surgery. Picked-up a Chrysler 200 rental until next week. Nothing special

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Then there was this:

Meijer Announces Dates for the 2015 Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft

The Squeaky Shoe Gets The Boot

A group of ten from the Dallas area stopped by last Thursday for a three days of play. The first day was a practice round and no caddies were requested. Then they got down to business playing in fivesomes assisted by forecaddies.

Tex and I each had a group with the head honcho under Tex’s supervision. They played from the middle tees with my group one forward from the senior yardage.

All seemed well but for some reason the soles on Tex’s shoes emitted an annoying squeak with every step which must have put a burr under the saddle of Mr. Big.

Yesterday, we all gathered on the first tee before starting but a possible caddie switch was requested. First, a question had to be answered which was aimed in my direction. “Do your shoes squeak?” I was asked. “No.” was my reply and the exchange was made.

After we finished, our started asked if my performance was satisfactory compared to old squeaky shoes. With the previous day’s annoyance fresh in his mind, the answer was definitive.“Larry was ten times better than Tex.” he said.

Basically I did very little. Just regular caddie duties along with reading a few greens. Nothing special. But I guess in this case, silence was indeed golden.

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Round 3 of the Blue Bay LPGA will resume tomorrow morning (Monday, October 27, 2014) at 8.30am.

More rain pushes Blue Bay to Monday finish

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Then there was this:

Is the end of golf at hand?

Donald Trump thinks he has ‘greatest collection of golf courses ever’

 

Lydia Ko goes high-tech with Tiger Woods’ ex-coach Sean Foley

Counting Down

Three more days then we close for over-seeding. May get to caddie once or twice before we turn the lights out. We officially reopen on November 7th but we’ll go back a couple days early I’m sure.

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The 2105 ShopRite LPGA Classic to be held May 29-31 at Seaview

LPGA event gets new sponsor, but not the desert’s event

Caddy Girls Gets Turned Down on Shark Tank

By Invitation Only

We all looped the 8th Annual Fallen Oak Invitational yesterday. It was a three man scramble with two teams playing together to keep it on the up-and-up. It was a long day but good money.

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How low, can it go? Filled up for $276.9 at Sam’s this morning. Can $1.99 be far behind?

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Then there was this:

Faldo has lost respect of European players, says Poulter

Man convicted of fatal stabbing with putter at Barrie mini-golf course

81-Year-Old Man Records 4 Aces in 33 Days

First Pebble Beach golf trophy found after 91 years

Homie On The Range

I’ve been working the driving range during the MGRC the last two years and, if I don’t quit or get fired, I’ll probably be there again for the next one in March of 2015. But this time I’ll be joined by Chip Wall (aka Chocolate Chip) former LPGA looper and now a permanent resident of Biloxi.

Chip put in his volunteer application and was assigned the rock pile. He also finagled a complimentary VIP badge from one of the local banks that has corporate tent on the 18th hole. So if he’s MIA on the range, I’ll know where to find him.

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Then there was this:

Dame Laura Davies Elected to World Golf Hall of Fame

Webb Simpson: Golf at Ryder Cup a ‘Terrible Experience’

It’s All About The Money

Stacy Lewis Says LPGA Should Go Back to Four Majors – Evian met all the LPGA’s demands for major status. The time to speak up was before they were given that honor. 

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Then there was this:

Creamer’s game plan for Korea includes time at DMZ

0 for 2

The one-two punch of Tom Borwick and Chip Wall failed to advance their players to the second stage of the web.com qualifying. Neal Ajubita and Isaac Spencer will have to sit out the next round.

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Then there was this:

Greg Norman unsure if he’ll be able to play golf again

Michelle Wie Set to Return From Injury at 2014 LPGA HanaBank Championship

USA?

First American flag on the leaderboard in Malaysia is tied for 20th. 

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Then there was this:

Ochoa has eye on pro-am, some 2015 play

LPGA Tour Announces 2011 Schedule – 2011? Found this on Bing News yesterday. That’s why I use Google.

Eighteen More

Touched them all again today. This time, twenty-eight golf raters from GOLFWEEK were on the tee sheet. Brad Klein, a writer for said magazine, was in my group. Plenty of fun with some decent play sprinkled in.

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Tom Borwick is working for Neal Ajubita at the 1st stage. Chip’s bag is to be named later.