SAN FRANCISCO –– The average age for this week's inaugural U.S. Amateur Four-Ball was nearly 35 years old, so for competitors forced to go back-to-back 36-hole days on Olympic Club’s rolling hills, fatigue could be a factor on Wednesday.
Greg Earnhardt, 46, of North Carolina, said he had shin splints when he finished his match on Tuesday, and his feet were sore and blistered, as well. He was hobbling around the clubhouse at Olympic in bare feet, doing his best to find a whirlpool.
Partners Scott Harvey and Todd Mitchell, who will play Earnhardt and his partner, Sherrill Britt, on Wednesday, looked at one another and laughed when the subject of fatigue was broached.