J.T. Poston misses decrease at U.S. Start after struggling freak peek ruin

MAMARONECK, N.Y. – Even Winged Foot’s driving fluctuate can dole out its magnificent portion of punishment.

After a gap 71 save him most productive six shots off the lead at the U.S. Start, J.T. Poston went to the be conscious plight Thursday to ascertain up on to dial in his driver. Working his manner by the salvage to tranquil down his physique again, he took a divot with a 9-iron and straight away recoiled. A rock or grain of sand had flown up and hit him in the left peek, scratching his cornea.

Poston acknowledged he watered up and headed to the first-motivate plight. After getting his peek flushed out and patched up, he rested for about a hours but didn’t sight any growth. An peek specialist then suggested him that his peek might also simply peaceable heal on its possess, but it completely’ll protect time.

Poston had a 2d spherical to play.

“It was surely larger this day than it was the day earlier than this day,” he acknowledged leisurely Friday. “If I’d woken up and it was the equal because the day earlier than this day, I wouldn’t had been in a position to play. It’s peaceable no longer somewhat factual; my depth perception was peaceable somewhat off.”

Winged Foot is laborious adequate for those with supreme vision.

“And making an strive to play it with one peek as a change of two was no longer superb,” he acknowledged.

U.S. Open: Full-field scores | Full coverage” data-reactid=”30″ type=”text”>U.S. Start: Pudgy-discipline ratings | Pudgy coverage

On a breezy day that was already extra advanced for scoring, Poston plummeted down the leaderboard, going out in 42 after which “chunking” a 20-foot putt on the first gap, leaving it 8 feet fast. He completed with a 12-over 82, dooming him to omit the decrease.

“S—– timing,” he acknowledged.

Poston acknowledged he was planning to protect next week off but hopes to be willing to play in two weeks at the Sanderson Farms Championship.