J. T. Poston
| J. T. Poston | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Tyree Poston |
| Nickname | The Postman[1] |
| Born | June 1, 1993 Hickory, North Carolina |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Sea Island, Georgia |
| Career | |
| College | Western Carolina University |
| Turned professional | 2015 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Highest ranking | 34 (January 21, 2024)[2] (as of April 14, 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T30: 2024 |
| PGA Championship | T40: 2023 |
| U.S. Open | T40: 2021 |
| The Open Championship | T41: 2023 |
James Tyree Poston (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour, where he is a two-time winner.
Early life
In high school, while competing for Hickory High School, Poston shot a North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) golf tournament record 63.[3] In college, Poston competed for Western Carolina University where he won six times including two consecutive Southern Conference titles.[4][5]
Professional career
After starting 2016 with no status on any tour, Poston Monday qualified for the United Leasing Championship on the Web.com Tour and finished T23. His finish earned him entry into the Rex Hospital Open, where a tie for third earned him Special Temporary Member status for the season. Five more top 15s, including two second-place finishes, resulted in Poston finishing 10th on the regular-season money list and earning a 2017 PGA Tour card.[6]
On August 4, 2019, Poston earned his first professional victory by winning the Wyndham Championship, after shooting an 8-under 62 in the final round and going bogey-free in the tournament. He became the first player since 1974 to win a PGA Tour event while going bogey-free.[7]
On July 3, 2022, Poston won the John Deere Classic by three strokes over Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Emiliano Grillo. Poston led after each round of the tournament, becoming the first player since 1992 to win the tournament wire-to-wire. This win also secured him a spot in the 2022 Open Championship.[8]
Amateur wins
- 2011 Trusted Choice Big I National Championship
- 2013 Southwestern Amateur, Golfweek Program Challenge, Cardinal Intercollegiate, Hummingbird Intercollegiate
- 2014 SoCon Championship
- 2015 Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate, SoCon Championship
Source:[9]
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 4, 2019 | Wyndham Championship | 65-65-66-62=258 | −22 | 1 stroke |  Webb Simpson
|
| 2 | Jul 3, 2022 | John Deere Classic | 62-65-67-69=263 | −21 | 3 strokes |  Christiaan Bezuidenhout,  Emiliano Grillo
|
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Barbasol Championship |  Séamus Power
|
Lost to par on sixth extra hole |
Playoff record
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016 | Digital Ally Open | Wesley Bryan, Grayson Murray
|
Bryan won with birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | ||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T34 | T30 | |||
| PGA Championship | T60 | T75 | CUT | T40 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T40 | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | NT | CUT | T41 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (three times, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – none
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T22 | C | T22 | CUT | CUT | T45 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | |||||
| Match Play | NT1 | T28 | R16 | ||
| Invitational | T30 | ||||
| Champions | T24 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
PGA Tour career summary
| Season | Starts | Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-10 | Top-25 | Best finish |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 662,565 | 142 |
| 2018 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 940,661 | 120 |
| 2019 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2,461,215 | 38 |
| 2020 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1,282,929 | 68 |
| 2021 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1,663,521 | 77 |
| 2022 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3,292,443 | 31 |
| Career* | 161 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 10,303,334 | 204[11] |
* As of the 2022 season.[12]
See also
References
- ^ King, Brad. "'The Postman' Delivers". Triad Golf. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Week 3 2024 Ending 21 Jan 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Terry Sanford's Jackson Spires tied for fifth after first round of state 4-A playoffs". Fay Observer. May 9, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "J.T. Poston brings big-time talent to mid-major stage". Golfweek. April 23, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "J.T. Poston Bio". Catamount Sports. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ Battle, Derrick (September 5, 2016). "Former Hickory High golf star earns PGA Tour card". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Poston delivers bogey-free performance in winning Wyndham title". Golf Channel. Associated Press. August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Metcalf, Bobby (July 3, 2022). "JDC: J.T. Poston goes wire-to-wire to win 51st John Deere Classic". Quad-City Times. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "JT Poston". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ "Official Money". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "J.T. Poston Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
External links
- J. T. Poston at the PGA Tour official site
- J. T. Poston at the Official World Golf Ranking official site