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Garcia gives fan his wish after 206-day Twitter campaign

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- For more than 200 days, Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia was the subject of a relentless Twitter campaign from one of his big fans.

Mark Johnson, a 40-year-old Englishman, just wanted one thing: To be Garcia's caddie for a day.

Using the hashtag ''Letmecaddieforyou'' on each occasion, Johnson sent Garcia a daily tweet - some funny, some informative, some desperate - from July 9 but got no response the first 205 times.

Eventually, on Day 206, Garcia relented.

''OK,'' the world No. 15 posted to Johnson, ''I think I found the perfect day for you to get the taste of carrying my bag & make your dream come true!