J.T. Poston had an eventful Sunday at the 2024 Sentry. It was almost as if the golf gods had it out for him for some reason.
On the sixth hole, Poston burned the edge with a birdie putt from about five feet. On the par-3 eighth, he faced a birdie putt from less than three feet but caught the lip and missed.
Neither of those compared to what happened on the ninth hole. A par 5 playing 548 yards, Poston was 44 yards away for his third shot. He hit his approach dead online. It bounced once and then went into the cup … before it popped back out.
What?!
J.T. Poston’s ball hops in the hole and right back out @TheSentry 😳 pic.twitter.com/7pwdmt96GU
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 7, 2024
Poston would tap in for birdie but what a bad break for the Postman.
He later birdied the 14th hole, then drained an eagle putt from 44 feet on the par-5 15th, for what officially became his first eagle of the week.
“Always a great week. Great place to start, obviously, here in Maui,” he said after his 8-under 65 round. “As far as the golf goes, there’s a lot of birdie out there, especially today.”
Poston’s 25-under total was good for a tie for fifth, four shots back of winner Chris Kirk.
