A day in the life of the typical U.S. Open ball person (it’s a bit mis-leading to call them “ball kids,” as some are adults who take time off from work each summer to work as part of the ...

Over the course of the Open era, and especially in the last 15 years, it has been tacitly decided that it’s the job of the ball kids to do the players’ bidding. The most obvious—and gross ...