EXCLUSIVE
would like to
clarify that I’m not
some kind of
super fan or
celebrity stalker,
nor was it ever my
intention to get my five minutes of
fame. Although my Twitter crusade
has landed me interviews with the
BBC and Sky Sports, it was never
about getting my name in the paper
or my face on TV. All I wanted to do
was turn my dream into a reality.
It all started when I was having
Sunday lunch with my family last year
and we were taking it in turns to pick
something we’d love to do, but had no
chance of doing. I said I wanted to
caddie for a top golfer, somebody like
Sergio Garcia who I’ve always idolised.
Everyone started laughing and thought
the chances of me doing so were
ridiculous, and I think their reaction
spurred me on to accept it as
a personal challenge.
I remembered seeing
someone messaging Gary
Barlow every day on Twitter,
trying to get him to sing at a
friend’s wedding. That was my
inspiration behind messaging
Sergio; the only problem was I
didn’t really know how Twitter
worked. I finally managed to send
him a tweet, but then I thought
onemessage alone isn’t going to
cut it,. So, I sent him another
tweet the next day with the I
Mark Johnson@markjohno6969 July 7, 2016
@TheSergioGarciayou’re my number one golfer please
can I caddie for you when your caddie can’t make it cheers
6HUJLR*DUFLD @TheSergioGarcia January 27, 2017
Ok @markjohno 6969 I think I found the perfect day for you to
get a taste of carrying my bag & make your dream come true!
Are you ready?
For 206 days Mark Johnson tweeted asking to carry
his hero’s bag. The Spaniard finally said ‘yes’ and
this is what happened at the British Masters
The day I
caddied for
Sergio Garcia
WORDS WITH MICHAEL CATLING PICTURES HOWARD BOYLAN