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Caddie Tales: The Final Putt

Posted: Mar 30th 2009 4:00AM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: LPGA, FanHouse Exclusive

Over the weekend, Shane Bacon was out at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International caddying for one of the pros on the LPGA Tour, Erica Blasberg. He documents his journey with his Caddie Tales.

I stood, holding the bag, on the sixth hole Sunday. We had just reeled off two birdies and were staring deeply into a third one on the par-5. It was a short tee and it was inviting us to go for it. We decided on the smaller of the two hybrid clubs. The ball, as cruel as the little bastard can be at times, snuck up on the front of the green for only a second before pausing, only to trickle back in the bunker and lead to a disappointing par.

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Caddie Tales: Answers Inside the Ropes

Posted: Mar 28th 2009 5:00AM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: LPGA, FanHouse Exclusive

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This weekend, Shane Bacon will be out at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International caddying for one of the pros on the LPGA Tour, Erica Blasberg. You can follow him daily with his Caddie Tales.

On Friday, Erica Blasberg (and myself, I guess) did what we needed to do to make it to the weekend. It was a solid round on greens that continue to dry out, and unfamiliar Phoenix winds keep messing with a golf course not used to such gusts. Erica finished with at 1-over 73 to make the cut by three shots and earn a weekend bonus with yours truly. Some of my fellow FanHouse scribes asked questions about the experience thus far. I tried my best to answer with a shoulder that continues to ache.

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Caddie Tales: Only One Bruised Elbow

Posted: Mar 26th 2009 7:00PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: LPGA

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This weekend, Shane Bacon will be out at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International caddying for one of the pros on the LPGA Tour, Erica Blasberg. You can follow him daily with his Caddie Tales.

My alarm sounded Thursday morning at 5:15 AM. I didn't like being awoken so early, but as a former competitive golfer, I knew the feeling. Excitement, anticipation and even a few jitters. It's what makes competitive golf so much fun.

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Blogger Wears Caddie Bib for LPGA Pro

Posted: Mar 25th 2009 11:25AM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: LPGA

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This weekend, Shane Bacon will be out at the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International caddying for one of the pros on the LPGA Tour. You can follow him daily with his Caddie Tales.

If you had a big tournament coming up and were going to go out searching for a non-caddie to caddie for you, picking yours truly probably wouldn't be the worst idea. At least that's what I told LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg.

I have played a lot of tournaments with buddies, bosses and even my dad on the bag. Since I was a 14-year-old heading to Wichita Falls, Okla. for the Texas-Oklahoma Junior Golf Tournament, caddying was something I was immersed in.

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