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Old Ranch 2011 Governors Cup Final Round

Golf is a lot of walking, broken up by disappointment and bad arithmetic.

Dan Knobloch Versus Rick Varnum... A Match Made In Heaven?

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Todays caddy's took lessons from these people...

Let The Game Begin!

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The battle of the century begins

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OK, they are ready


Wow... We thought he said "caddie skills"

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The gallery is full

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Mighty Dan picks up the bat.... His Caddy watches intently

Did You Know? - The word caddie comes from the gascon Occitan capdèth or capdet, meaning chief then younger boy (become cadet in French and refers to the Cadets de Gascogne, the captains serving in the French army in the 15th century were the youngest sons of the aristocratic families of Gascony). The term caddie or cadie first appeared in the English language in the year 1634.

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Must have been a great shot


Dan left his custom golf cart at home

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The Caddy carefully arranges the clubs ... Plunk, splat, bink!

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Watching the competition

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Knobloch is "One Up"

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One up... One Down.... All they needed the whole day was the number "1"

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Now that is a golf cart

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"So Tom... Why do you think this hole will be so easy???"

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Caddies are NOT selected by their legs, obviously!!


Some clubs are better than others

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Bunny dressed him well for the game

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Bob discusses the next shot with Rick

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The chip shot was successful

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I'd like to play....

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"Here is the strategy Dan.... Put the little white thingie into the hole in the ground"

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What is Mr. Blanchard up to.... Oh, watering the grass

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Dan sneaks up on the ball quietly

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One last glace at the target

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Practive makes "perfect"

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Smack... the ball roles forward

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Oops... The hole must have moved!

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Oops... I think I moved it

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Bob points to the culprit! or he has his javelin

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Here is goes...

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HOLE IN ONE.... No Dan.... Remember trying to get to this point?

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The rabbits were terrified at all the camotion

Hole #3... A Piece Of Cake

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Dan is smiling

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Dan... don't hit the caddy again!

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He points to the target with the mighty club

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Such form.... Oh my!

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The ball is launched into the wild blue yonder

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Off we go...

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Wishing Dan well

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Bunny is rooting for the caddy... Mut she owwns a Lexus... So complicated

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The ball is yelling "No... Why me??"

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The famous Knobloch Kneel.... Known to levitate golf balls into the air

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Pssssssst ... No, it is not advice!
Tom has a flat!

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The audience gets intense ... Sharon, Bunnaford and John

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Easy putt

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On its way

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Local custom requires opponents to bow before making a hit

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Only a few inches to go

On To #4.....

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The contestants look at the fairway

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Dan steps up to bat

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Their off in a cloud of dust and a Hi-Yo-Silver

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The driver should watch the road....

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Whooooosh... Now you see it and now you don't

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Caught mid-air... Traveling at 487 mph.

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Ham on the course

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At the beach

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Blanchard spots a girl in a bikini in the Ralphs parking lot

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Oh oh... So does Dan

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This ball is history... Soon to be on the green

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A divot in process

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Bunny brings the divot repair tool

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Delivery made... Can I goes to the 19th hole yet??

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Tied again

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Zoooooom... And the Cathey's join the frivolity

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Watch out..... Hot rodder at the wheel

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Oh no... More advice from the guy with the funny legs

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The owl has been looking at Tom's legs all day

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The gallery suddenly got bigger

#5 Finds The Photographer Hiding In The Bushes

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Blanchard still looking into the parking lot

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The fairway and green are discussed

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See the ball mid-air????

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Dan is ready for the killer shot onto the green

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Off it flies into the annals of Old Ranch

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The peanut gallery

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Excellent shot... And the binoculars are off... The game gets serious

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The Dynamic Due when in uniform

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Perhaps a costume change is on order??

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