John Killeen 3

My greatest joy is being a Father of Andrew & Kaleigh ,Husband to my wife Denise .Been a Full time caddie since 1983 . What a ride it’s been !Go Ducks

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

Congrats to 4 Freshmen Lou ,Jules, Rams. &our daughter Kaleigh .. proud of you all!!!

[Southern Miss Soccer @SouthernMissSoc]

Congratulations to our very own Ola, Jo, Mack, Rana, Jules, Lou and KK for earning the prestigious C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for the 2018-19 academic year! 👏

All 7️⃣ of these hard-working student-athletes maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher! 📚

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

@SkySportsGolf Might have to check the facts Sky Sports !

[KIP HENLEY @KipHenley]

Dear LPGA Tour Caddies!!!
My heart bleeds for yall and those 53 steps after you finish.

Kips Tips #1789. If you start on the back 9 after your pro taps in on 18 hand her the driver and walk behind 2 green to two fairway.

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

Not happening at the US Open
Kipper!!!

[KIP HENLEY @KipHenley]

Dear LPGA Tour Caddies!!!
My heart bleeds for yall and those 53 steps after you finish.

Kips Tips #1789. If you start on the back 9 after your pro taps in on 18 hand her the driver and walk behind 2 green to two fairway.

[Travis Akers 🇺🇸 @travisakers]

A message from a Kindergarten teacher:

After forty years in the classroom, my career ended with one small sentence from a six-year-old:

“My dad says people like you don’t matter anymore.”

No sneer. No malice. Just quiet honesty — the kind that cuts deeper because it’s innocent. He blinked, then added, “You don’t even have a TikTok.”

My name is Mrs. Clara Holt, and for four decades, I taught kindergarten in a small Denver suburb. Today, I stacked the last box on my desk and locked the door behind me.

When I started teaching in the early 1980s, it felt like a promise — a shared belief that what we did mattered. We weren’t rich, but we were valued. Parents brought warm cookies to parent nights. Kids gave you handmade cards with hearts that didn’t quite line up. Watching a child sound out their first sentence felt like magic.

But that world slowly slipped away. The job I once knew has been replaced by exhaustion, red tape, and a kind of loneliness I can’t quite describe.

My evenings used to be filled with construction paper, glitter, and glue sticks. Now they’re spent filling out digital reports to protect myself from angry emails or lawsuits. I’ve been yelled at by parents in front of twenty-five children — one filming me with his phone while I tried to calm another child mid-meltdown.

And the kids… they’ve changed too. Not by choice.

They arrive tired, anxious, overstimulated. Their tiny fingers know how to swipe a screen before they can hold a crayon. Some can’t make eye contact or wait in line. We’re expected to fix all of it — to patch the gaps, heal the trauma, teach the curriculum, and document every move — in six hours a day, with resources that barely fill a drawer.

The little reading corner I once built, full of soft beanbags and paper stars, was replaced by data charts and “learning metrics.” A young principal once told me, “Clara, maybe you’re too nurturing. The district wants measurable results.”

As if kindness were a weakness.

Still, I stayed. Because of the small, holy moments that no spreadsheet could measure —
a whisper of, “You remind me of my grandma.”
a shaky note that read, “I feel safe here.”
a quiet boy finally meeting my eyes and saying, “I read the whole page.”

Those tiny sparks were my reason to keep showing up.

But this last year broke something in me.

The aggression grew sharper. The laughter in the staff room turned to silence. The light went out of so many eyes. I watched brilliant teachers — my friends — vanish under the weight of burnout, their joy replaced by survival.

I felt myself fading too, like chalk on a board that’s been wiped one too many times.

So today, I began my goodbye. I pulled faded art off the walls and tucked thirty years of handmade cards into a single box. In the back of a drawer, I found a letter from a student from 1998:

“Thank you for loving me when I was hard to love.”

I sat on the floor and cried.

No party. No applause. Just a handshake from a young principal who called me “Ma’am” while checking his notifications.

I left my rocking chair behind, and my sticker box too. What I carried with me were the memories — the faces of hundreds of children who once trusted me enough to reach out their hands and learn. That can’t be uploaded. It can’t be measured. It can’t be replaced.

I miss when teachers were partners, not targets. When parents and educators worked side by side, not in opposition. When schools cared more about wonder than numbers.

So if you know a teacher — any teacher — thank them. Not with a mug or a gift card, but with your words. With your respect. With your understanding that behind every test score is a heart that cared enough to try.

Because in a world that often overlooks them, teachers are the ones who never forget our children.

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

@KipHenley Kip
Have to disagree this time .
LD winner of 90 events world wide .
HOF also .
Been on her bag few times .
Best of my memory she started pinching turf around the transition from Persimmons to metal Drivers .
To find more control with metal Drivers .
Hard to break habits .

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

@LPGA @uswomensopen Should be in the LPGA
HOF !
I had the pleasure to watch her whole career .

[Oregon Women's Golf @OregonWGolf]

2025 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS! 🏆

The Ducks DOMINATE in the final round to run away with the team title in their first year in the league!

#GoDucks

[NUCLR GOLF @NUCLRGOLF]

✈️🏌️‍♂️💀 #WATCH - LPGA golfer @jenniferchang99 had her bag and numerous clubs destroyed by @Delta.

"That's what they call a Delta grind" ⚙️

(Via: @JWunderGolf)

[Gary Williams @Garywilliams1Up]

Inexcusable and embarrassing.

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

@USGAMike Coolest Flag , I’ve ever seen !
Well done USGA ..

[Michael Whan @USGAMike]

He’s with us today!

[Tour Golf (not PGA Tour) @PGATUOR]

One of the Delta victim’s driver actually broke 💔

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

@grantboone @Chevron_Golf @JuliInkster @dottie_pepper Grant
Meg Mallon 2000 du Maurier !
Got you !

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

@KipHenley You know the caddie !
Nick Thompson her Bro .😃

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

Bet a beer !
Think it was Josh .

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

At least 1 for sure in Mark Fulcher “Aka Fooch “! Has Jack worked a Solheim cup ?

[LPGA @LPGA]

Don't forget to grab your special "GRACE" hats this week at @DowGLBI!! 🧢

[Ryan Ballengee @RyanBallengee]

Jane Park is coming back to the LPGA Tour next week in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Michigan. It's her first event in 2 years, when her daughter Grace experienced a series of seizures. So many folks have supported the Park family, it'll be great for her to be back.

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

Couldn’t agree more ! @ Lpga Smucker’s Child Care aka Little Jimmy isn’t is so little anymore . DCJ always put a smile on everyone face ! Congrats Jimmy ..

[Luckless Pedestrian @Jeffheitt]

DCJ was simply a joy to be around on @LPGA tour. She and Big Jimmy appear to have raised a wonderful man. @MistaJimbo1 go play great this year

[John Killeen 3 @3_killeen]

Carly ,✋it was me with the pale legs comment ! But they were very pale ..Love your recap

[Carly Reid @__carlyreid]

ROUND 2 CADDIE THOUGHTS