For Carson Herron, golf’s longest day started when the alarms went off around 5:45 a.m. Breakfast not long after that with Cole Nasby, a good friend and his caddy for the day. A quick drive over to The Lakes Golf and Country Club in Westerville, Ohio. Clubs unloaded by 6:45 a.m.
In other words, a perfectly normal start to a day known for wonderfully irregular finishes. Herron, an incoming junior for UNM men’s golf, made his way to the practice green and got some work in ahead of his 8 a.m. tee time.
The first sign Monday was a little different came when another caddy walked up and accidentally grabbed Herron’s bag along the edge of the green before realizing his mistake.