OAKMONT, Pa. -- When Mason Howell was 4 years old, he dressed up as a golfer for Halloween.
Not a modern superstar like Tiger Woods or Rickie Fowler, but 1920s champion Bobby Jones, complete with knickers, tall socks and a flat cap.
"It really is all he wants to do," said Robb Howell, his father. "He'd rather do this than eat or sleep, certainly rather do this than go to school. He wants to play golf."
The 17-year-old will get to play on one of golf's biggest stages this week at the 125th U.