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...thinking. That's way too far left. What could Sawat, a village girl from northeastern Buriram province, know about putting? Caddies are mandatory in Thailand even if you opt for a golf cart, and I am happy for the assistance, but what I really need is a grizzled expert, not a polite servant. A two-stroke penalty for that line of thought: my putt curves like she said it would and plops in for a bogey, matching the Japanese who three-putt. As I learn on ensuing holes, Sawat knows what clubs to select, measures distances like a surveyor...
...Sawat does everything for me but swing the club. She drives the cart, gardens divots, keeps score, and when my last ball plunks into a lake, she finds others in the bushes. Six years at Laem Chabang, where caddies must pass three months of training and testing, has made her fluent in golf...
...droughts, floods, snakes (another good reason to have a caddy) and 40?C heat, Thailand attracts thousands of golfers from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Europe each year. They come for the plentiful venues?more than 100 links across the country?and the low green fees: $14 for a cart, $12 for rental clubs and $8-$60 for 18 holes...
...Matt Brunnig made his return from injury and junior centerfielder Bryan Hale (9-for-16, 7 runs scored) made his return from oblivion, one of the only mars was a flare-up in junior Trey Hendricks’ knee that forced him to leave the field Saturday on a cart...
...industrialist enjoyed upsetting the apple cart more than Henry Ford. In 1914 he announced that he would pay $5 a day to his workers, double the going rate. With the extra cash, Ford reasoned, they could purchase his Model Ts. The workers were becoming a bulwark of the middle class...