Easter Monday … some go back to work … some off for another day…
Masters golf tournament completed in 4 days, despite the rain and wind. The winner … John Rahm … picked up $3,240,000 in prize money and a green jacket.
Others in their order of finish…
2nd place (tie), Brooks Koepka & Phil Mickelson … $1,584,000 each
4th, 5th and 6th (tie), Russell Henley, Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth … about $744,000 each … Not bad for 4 days of hard work in a storm…
The top amateur was Sam Bennett, came up just short of an exemption for next year … Pros tied with him at 2-under collected $261,000 … As an amateur, his take home pay was $0 … He obviously has a bright future ahead…
Question … How much does a caddy make? … not enough … Normally negotiated between golfer and caddy.
Rainfall from Thursday thru Sunday in Bladen County totaled just over 2.5 inches … recorded at the Curt Brown Airport, Elizabethtown … Hopefully over for a few days…
42 degrees at 4 a.m. today (Monday) … A flood watch is in effect thru Wednesday night in some areas of the county…
Sunny today, with a high near 65 and windy, gusts in the 21 mph range. Patchy frost tonight after 5 a.m., Otherwise, sunny with a high near 72. Thursday’s high near 80.
This Hester family adding to our family … granddaughter will marry long time boyfriend later this month … and grandson and his bride expecting a 2nd … so we will become great-grand parents, 2nd time … exciting times…
“A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.” Daisaku Ikedo
“Never surrender to the flow of time. Never put off what you have decided to do.” Simone Weil
“More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.” Charlie Chaplin
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