US Am finalist Noah Kent learned a valuable lesson last week at his PGA Tour debut: “To not eat seafood before a tournament.” Food poisoning got him.
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AftercompetinglastweekattheTexasChildren’sHoustonOpen,U.S.AmateurfinalistNoahKentwasaskedwhathelearnedfromtheexperience.
“Tonoteatseafoodbeforeatournament,”hetoldGolfweekduringaphoneinterview.
Thatwasabitofagallowshumorfromthe20-year-oldKent,whomadehisPGATourdebut.KenttransferredfromIowatoFloridaandissittingoutthissemester.Playinghisfirstcompetitiveroundsinmorethanthreemonths,KentwokeuponTuesdaywithfoodpoisoningandrequiredtwobagsofIVfluid.HesaidhewasinbedthewholedayandhadtoskipplayingapracticeroundatMemorialParkbeforethetournamentproper–Wednesdayispro-amdayandhewasn’tselectedforthatduty.Butifmissingoutonapracticeroundwasn’tbadenough,itwaswhohewassupposedtoplaywiththatreally–punintended–blewchunks.HehadtoWDonadatetoplaynineholeswithworldNo.1ScottieScheffler.(TheyshareanagentinBlakeSmith,soamake-updateshouldn’tbetoodifficultto
