JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Mac Meissner and Jake Bolton arrived at Seminole Golf Club last Sunday as first alternates for their respective sides. At the time, neither had much expectation of subbing in.
“Honestly, I didn’t think I was going to play,” Bolton said.
But after a stomach bug steamrolled its way through both team rooms, knocking down 14 players and both captains at different points throughout the week, the extra players, who had prepared with their teammates all week, got the call for Saturday morning’s foursomes session.
And they delivered.
Meissner teamed with Ricky Castillo for a 2-up victory over Englishmen Jack Dyer and Matty Lamb.