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obviously dejected Bryan Norton is carted away after sustaining
a calf injury at the ninth hole of Thursday's championship match
at the U.S. Mid-Amateur. Norton, 44, had the injury wrapped
so he could participate in the prize presentation. (Steve Gibbons/USGA) |
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| Nathan
Smith, 25, of Brookville, Pa., reacts after holing a long birdie
putt at the eighth hole of Thursday's championship match. As
it turned out, it was the last completed hole of the scheduled
36-hole match. (Steve Gibbons/USGA) |
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| Nathan
Smith (right) consoles a dejected Bryan Norton after the latter
conceded the match at the ninth hole due to a calf injury. It
was the first time in the 108-year history of the USGA that
a championship match had been conceded due to illness or sickness.
(Steve Gibbons/USGA) |
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| Nathan
Smith (center) poses with the Mid-Amateur trophy with his father
and caddie, Larry (right), and his mother, Vicki. Smith, at
25, became the youngest winner of this championship. (Steve
Gibbons/USGA) |
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| Bryan
Norton (left) discusses his situation with referee Bob Hooper
prior to hitting the shot that would ultimately force him to
concede the championship match. The ball was nearly embedded
above a fairway bunker at the ninth hole of Wilmington Country
Club's South Course. (Steve Gibbons/USGA) |
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| Bryan
Norton plays a 9-iron shot from above a fairway bunker at the
ninth hole. Seconds later, Norton pulled a muscle in his left
calf that forced him to concede the match. (Steve Gibbons/USGA) |
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