Poston gained eight-plus shots on his approaches with his Titleist T100 irons. He also ranked third in putting with his TaylorMade Spider Tour X mallet. It was a recent golf ball change, however, that is the key equipment story.
Of all the players who hovered on either side of the bubble in the battle to advance to the second stage of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the most compelling story belonged to the man whose career has been on a bubble for seven years.
Poston was one of nine players in the Shriners Children’s Open field who finished among the top 50 during the FedEx Cup regular season, so heading to Vegas for his first start since the BMW Championship was a chance to add a little gravy to a season that wasn’t exactly a feast but also didn’t leave him hungry.
The range is their office. And with some potentialy lucrative pay cheques on offer as part of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, they’ve been busy at the FedEx St Jude Championship this week. Here’s a few things I learned observing them at work.
While Lee Hodges had seemingly sucked most of the drama out of the last few holes of the 3M Open, his playing partner J.T. Poston provided plenty at the last possible moment.
As his eyes welled up with tears, it was clear how meaningful this second victory was for Merritt, probably because he didn’t know if and when he’d ever get it.
If his play at Colonial is any indication, Justin Rose has made himself one of the favourites to win a second US Open at Shinnecock Hills in three weeks time