J. T. Miller held his personal however in the end got here up brief in an try to qualify for the 2025 U.S. Open throughout a qualifying occasion in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
The Rangers ahead completed a 4-over-par 76 throughout an area qualifying occasion at Quicksilver Golf Membership, positioned simply exterior Pittsburgh, and was 4 photographs from ending up in a playoff to be an alternate.
Miller instructed 93.7 The Fan that he had competed in three qualifying occasions previously and the nerves received the higher of him on the primary inexperienced, joking that he couldn’t even deal with his putter.
“Today, on the first green, I couldn’t even hold the putter,” Miller instructed NHL.com. “So, I talked myself into it that it wouldn’t be like that, but I think the first couple of swings are just like that.”
The Ranger bogeyed on the primary gap after three-putting earlier than taking pictures par over the following six holes.
Miller didn’t seem to have too many concepts of grandeur when it got here to his golf sport coming into Tuesday’s occasion.
“I had an opportunity to play for one day,” Miller instructed the NHL web site. “I know who I’m playing against out there. I’m a competitive guy, so I just kept the expectations realistic. I’m happy with myself.”
Miller, who returned to the Rangers through a January commerce this season, is a local of East Palestine, Ohio, which is a brief distance away from each Quicksilver Golf Membership and Oakmont Nation Membership, the positioning of the 2025 U.S. Open.
One in all his earlier makes an attempt within the qualifying occasion got here in 2023 when he shot 6-over-par at Nevillewood Nation Membership, the suburban Pittsburgh golf course that was just lately linked to potential Steeler Aaron Rodgers as a part of a debunked web rumor.
“Way different,” Miller instructed 93.7 The Fan concerning the distinction between golf and hockey. “Feel like I’m on an island out there, which I why I respect the game of golf and golfers so much. In hockey, you have everybody else out there to bail you out. It’s such a team-oriented game.”
