LAS VEGAS — J.T. Poston continues to grow, as a golfer and a fledgling facial hair connoisseur.
The newly mustachioed Poston continued to play great golf during the opening round of the Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin on Thursday, all part of a fun stretch for the Western Carolina product.
Poston, who has been on fire since missing back-to-back cuts at the U.S. Open and Travelers Championship in June, was sporting a stiff and shaggy upper lip as he went 4 under on the day’s four holes, including an eagle on the ninth hole, to post an 8-under 63 that had him near the top of the leaderboard.
He’s hoping to keep the momentum of four top-10 finishes in his last seven events, not to mention the new facial hair, as the week progresses.
“Just something I started having fun with in the off-season, knowing I was going to be in my own home and not out in public too much, and just decided to keep it,” Poston said of the mustache. “We’re just having fun with it for now, but I don’t know if it’s going to be a permanent thing.”
Aside from Lexi Thompson’s PGA Tour debut, Poston’s big round was part of five things to know after the first round of action:
Beau Hossler hits from the fairway on the eighteenth hole during the first round of the Shriners Children’s Open golf tournament at TPC Summerlin. Mandatory Credit: Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports
Less than two years ago, golf pundits insisted that once a University of Texas product broke through for his first victory the floodgates would officially open.
Scottie Scheffler did just that, putting together a spectacular stretch of golf that made him one of the sport’s biggest names.
Could Beau Hossler follow that exact script? The former Longhorn has played well of late and many are calling for him to get his debut PGA Tour win sooner than later. Thursday’s outstanding effort certainly seemed to offer credibility to that prophecy.
“My wedge play is starting to get really good, inside probably 140,” Hossler said after tying his career-best round with the 62. “I feel like I can hit it in there tight or have a very nice look pretty much every time, and that was something I was struggling with for a few years. That’s been significantly improved. I think driving, if I can just get it in play,
“I hit it long enough, if I can get in the fairway and get some looks, especially a course like this that’s playing pretty firm and fast, if you get it in the fairway,…
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