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PGA Championship 2019: Bubba Watson’s caddie is begging for a local tee time after missing cut

Patrick SmithTed Scott is looking to turn some free time into a tee time. After his boss, Bubba Watson, missed the cut at the 2019 PGA Championship, the caddie took to Twitter to try to take advantage of a beautiful spring weekend and his location. When in Long Island, right?
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There might not be a more highly concentrated area of great golf courses in the entire country. Just check out Golf Digest's most recent America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses ranking. So while Bethpage Black will be occupied by those who made the cut, there are still plenty of enticing local options for Scott to get out on. Here was his initial ask regarding nearby Shinnecock Hills, which hosted last year's U.S. Open:
https://twitter.com/jtedscott/status/1129540200445730817
When that didn't draw the response he was looking for, Scott clarified:
https://twitter.com/jtedscott/status/1129559209077628928
And got a littl..

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PGA Championship 2019: European Tour winner gives random fans a ride to Bethpage Black in his courtesy car

Scott HalleranDespite his six career European Tour titles, Joost Luiten would be the first to admit he's not one of the biggest draws this week at Bethpage Black. However, one kind gesture during the 2019 PGA Championship made the Dutch golfer at least a couple fans for life.
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Apparently, two dudes were struggling to get to Bethpage Black after their Uber didn't show up. But while the hits keep coming to Uber's stock, Luiten's reputation is on the rise after what happened next. The guys noticed a PGA Championship courtesy car nearby, knocked on the window, and were pleasantly surprised when Luiten agreed to drive them to the course. NBC's Jimmy Roberts first reported the cool story on Friday.
https://twitter.com/JimmyRobertsNBC/status/1129425526769295365
What a nice guy! And Luiten confirmed the successful drop-off.
https://twitter.com/joostluiten/status/1129571738528964608
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