Unique internship provides lasting memories for Long

Blue Raider senior went inside the ropes at the U.S. Open

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Golf fans were treated to a marvelous U.S. Open Championship in June, as the world's best golfers were tested in ways rarely seen on the PGA Tour.

As winner Brooks Koepka, runner-up Tommy Fleetwood and golf's other best players circled Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Long Island, New York, what viewers didn't see on television were workers making sure the tournament ran smoothly.

One of those workers was Middle Tennessee rising senior golfer Hanley Long.

Long, a Clarksville native and three-time All-Conference USA honoree, had an opportunity of a lifetime for a golfer. As an operations management intern, she was part…