“Me too, but I try.”
/Watching the ADT today I couldn't help but think what a great event it must be for the LPGAers. You get a week in sunny and warm Florida, The Donald throws a swank party for you to give out some awards and then you play a wild format with a very unique pairings event on Saturday afternoon that shows off player personalities and adds a fun twist to the whole affair.
So glad we're getting rid of that!
Well the finale was exciting and the winner can put the money to good use, which just makes it that much more satisfying for a fan. Beth Ann Baldry writing for Golfweek about winner Ji-Yai Shin and her lucky looper:
Shin’s caddie for the year, Dean Herden, decided he didn’t want to make the trip from his home in Australia to West Palm Beach. (He must be kicking himself.)
Herden got the job earlier this year thanks to Rick Kropf. The longtime looper worked for Shin five times last year, but when Shin asked him to caddie in 2008, he had already made a commitment to Louise Friberg. Kropf recommended Herden to Shin, and this week, “Dean was nice enough to pay back the favor.”
Kropf, a local resident, told Herden that if Shin won this week he’d buy dinner – in Australia. After this ADT paycheck, easily the biggest of his life, consider Kropf’s bags packed.
As for Shin, she’ll use a good chunk of her earnings to buy a house in the U.S. The smiley Shin should get along fine wherever she chooses to live. Her English has improved immensely with Herden on her bag, so much so that she didn’t even use an interpreter in the press room.
“Many Korean players worry – (they) speak good English – but worry (about) mistakes,” Shin said. “Me too, but I try.”