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When up-and-coming Australian golfer Ewan Porter qualified for the British Open, he decided to sell his caddy spot over the Internet for travel expenses. When Spokane financial analyst Randy Brawner heard about the opportunity, he opened his checkbook. And when Brawner’s good friend Mark Rypien learned Brawner had purchased the trip, he saw a chance to help his charity.

Now all three are getting their wishes granted. Porter is in the British Isles preparing for the Open, Brawner will soon join him in Scotland and the Spokane-based Rypien Foundation, of which Brawner is president, is using Porter’s trip as a fundraiser.

Follow this Internet-fueled tale each day on Sportslink (www.spokesmanreview. com/blogs/sportslink), The Spokesman-Review’s on-line sports column.