Former major league pitcher Mark Mulder withdrew from the 2010 U.S. Mid-Amateur with a shoulder injury, indicating he could not swing a club. The 33-year-old from Scottsdale, Ariz., pitched for the Oakland A’s and St. Louis Cardinals during a major-league career that lasted from 2000-2008.
Mulder was replaced in the field by Martin Rifkin of Fort Wayne, Ind. Rifkin, who flew in on a private jet this morning, arrived in time to make the 12:05 shuttle to the 10th tee for his 12:25 tee time at Atlantic Golf Club.