Carter Loflin's Masters/U.S. Open dreams may end on Saturday, but he has had one heckua run at the U.S. Amateur. And he's done it with local Merion caddie Jack Hopkins, who began caddieing at the iconic venue when he was 12 years old and has been doing it for 35 years since:

On Friday, Loflin added that having Hopkins "must be what Scottie Scheffler feels like with Ted Scott" on the bag. High praise. While everybody else these days uses their buddy, their swing coach or even their girlfriend, Loflin took a local guy with local knowledge. A true throwback.