Another win for sports and Twitter:

Golf pro Ben Crane turned to his Twitter following this week to crowdsource a replacement caddie at the HP Byron Nelson Championship Pro-Am in Texas.

After deciding to give his regular caddie the day off, Crane tweeted a challenge to his 100,000 followers in a series of tweets (yes, sometimes 140 characters is just not enough):

There was a wide range of submissions, from funny to creepy to heartwarming:

I want to #caddyforcrane because I don’t want to go to school tomorrow and my principal would be fine with me skipping. Also, I play golf.

— Elisah Canfield (@ElisahMarie) May 14, 2013

Relative caddy experience: I have an intimate knowledge and love for cranes….mechanical, bird, human, whatever#caddyforcrane

— Travis Robinson (@travdaddy226) May 14, 2013

I read greens at a 17th grade level and tend pins with the focus of those British royal guard guys. I can also bring snacks. #caddyforcrane

— Ryan Bort (@ryanbort) May 14, 2013

@bencranegolf Because I’ve already cleaned your clubs up for you in preparation! #caddyforcrane #theplayers twitter.com/davisluke/stat…

— Luke Davis (@davisluke) May 15, 2013

@bencranegolf was Portland Golf Club caddy of the year in 2010. 6 years of experience. Now a Duck at the U of O. #caddyforcrane

— Joseph ‘Bunko’ Kelly (@kevin_goff) May 14, 2013

And definitely an overall sense of appreciation for the venture:

Ben Crane’s #caddyforcrane contest tonight further proves to me why he’s my favorite player on the @pgatour.

— Grant Gates (@grantwgates) May 15, 2013

The winning candidate sealed the deal thanks to the fact that it was his birthday on the day his caddie services would be needed:

@bencranegolf former acu golfer. Just graduated from college and live in Rowlett. Oh and my birthday is tomorrow. #caddyforcrane

— Morgan Johnson (@MojoGolfNG360) May 14, 2013

Introducing my @hpbnc ProAm caddy, @mojogolfng360. Tomorrow is his birthday. Thought caddying would be a fun gift. Let’s go low, buddy!

— Ben Crane (@bencranegolf) May 15, 2013

And here’s the happy couple:

New tagline for @twitter: “Instantly connect to what’s most important to you…& hire a ProAm caddy” @mojogolfng360 twitter.com/bencranegolf/s…

— Ben Crane (@bencranegolf) May 15, 2013

And it seems like Crane is pretty pleased with the outcome:

PS: I love Twitter for random stuff like this. Thanks for all the submissions. Super entertaining. Hopefully we can do it again sometime

— Ben Crane (@bencranegolf) May 15, 2013

(H/t: Mashable