Matt Hutchins has walked hundreds of rounds at Sand Valley, but arguably no steps were tougher than his final seven holes’ worth on Tuesday afternoon at the Lido Course.
Hutchins, a 29-year-old club caddie who has worked at the Nekoosa, Wisconsin, resort for almost six years, overcame a pulled calf muscle during his Round-of-16 match against Jordan Russell to advance to Wednesday morning’s quarterfinals of the 45th U.S. Mid-Amateur.
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“I could barely walk,” said Hutchins, who injured his left calf while jumping to see a ball on the 11th green. “I jumped and just felt it pop.”
Hutchins, 3 up at the time, lost three of the next five…
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