And The Death Certificate Will Say

Cause of death: Accidental

“Steve Duplantis, a popular PGA Tour caddie known for bringing out the best in his players, was killed early Wednesday when he was struck by a taxi while crossing a street.”

I’m making an assumption that might be wrong yet, from the words mentioned in the article, if alcohol wasn’t involved I’d be mighty surprised…

“Regardless of his reputation, he was a great caddie and didn’t have a bad bone in him,” caddie Mark Chaney said.

“He was one of the better caddies,” Tommy Armour III said. “That’s why he kept getting hired. He was very confident with what he said.”

Armour, however, feared Duplantis’ nightlife would land him in trouble.

“Am I shocked by this? No,” Armour said. “I tried several times to get him some help. And I told him in 2003, ‘Bud, if you don’t change, you’re going to die a tragic death.”

My prayer is that God recognizes he wasn’t in his right mind. Even though he obviously loved life, he sure sounds like “one of us.”

There But For The Grace of God…