JT Poston reveals scathing letter he was sent by golf armchair fan

But the letter certainly worked...

Andy Roberts's picture
Wed, 7 Aug 2019
JT Poston reveals scathing letter he was sent by golf armchair fan

JT Poston has revealed the scathing letter he received from a golf armchair expert just weeks before he stormed home to win his maiden PGA Tour title at last week's Wyndham Championship.

Poston, 26, claims he used the letter as motivation as he went on to become the first player to go bogey-free for 72 holes and win an individual PGA Tour event since Lee Trevino in 1974.

Prior to Poston's maiden win, he had still made 20 cuts with two top-10 finishes. Poston was sitting pretty at 83rd in the FedEx Cup Playoffs, a big improvement on his 117th finish last year.

Hardly the effort of a hacker.

RELATED: POSTON WINS WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP

But that didn't stop a golf fan from sending a letter off to Poston to let him know what he thought about his game.

Fellow PGA Tour pro Kevin Mitchell sent a photo of the letter to Poston early in the week at the Wyndham, inspiring Poston’s prophetic retort: “When I win, I’m sending it back in 1,000 pieces.”

The letter, addressed July 13, began with: "Hello JT, Being previously unfamiliar with you, I looked at a video of your swing…” 

Then in came the so-called flaws in Poston's game...

“I spotted some issues both in your swing and putting that until improved will impede your progress,” it read.

“Bluntly, if you continue without incorporating the mandatory elements you are not going to improve your results.”

Check out the full letter below...

Poston used the letter as direct motivation and went on to win the Wyndham Championship for his maiden PGA Tour title, earning him more than $1 million in the process and a spot in the 2020 Masters.

He's also teeing up with Tiger Woods for the first time in his career at this week's Northern Trust as he sits one place better than Woods in the FedEx Cup standings at 27th.

 

 

We wonder what the armchair fan is thinking now? Whatever he thinks, the letter certainly worked wonders for Poston's game.