J. T. Poston

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J. T. Poston
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Poston at the 2025 Travelers Championship
Personal information
Full nameJames Tyree Poston
NicknameThe Postman [1]
Born (1993-06-01) June 1, 1993 (age 32)
Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Sea Island, Georgia, U.S.
Career
College Western Carolina University
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking 33 (December 8, 2024) [2]
(as of July 13, 2025)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T30: 2024
PGA Championship T5: 2025
U.S. Open T32: 2024
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 three-time winner.

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Early life

Poston attended Hickory High School in Hickory, North Carolina, where he shot a North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) golf tournament record 63 his senior year in 2011. [3] He won two NCHSAA 3A individual titles and one team title. [4] In college, Poston competed for Western Carolina University where he won six times, including two consecutive Southern Conference titles. [5] [6]

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. [7]

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. [8]

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. [9]

On October 21, 2024, Poston won the Shriners Children's Open, which was his third PGA Tour title. [10]

Amateur wins

Source: [11]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 4, 2019 Wyndham Championship 65-65-66-62=258−221 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson
2Jul 3, 2022 John Deere Classic 62-65-67-69=263−213 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Grillo
3Oct 20, 2024 Shriners Children's Open 64-65-66-67=262−221 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ghim

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2021 Barbasol Championship Flag of Ireland.svg Séamus Power Lost to par on sixth extra hole

Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2016 Digital Ally Open Flag of the United States.svg Wesley Bryan, Flag of the United States.svg Grayson Murray Bryan won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament2019202020212022202320242025
Masters Tournament CUTT34T30T42
PGA Championship T60T75CUTT40CUTT5
U.S. Open CUTT40CUTT32T33
The Open Championship NTCUTT41CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000043
PGA Championship 00011164
U.S. Open 00000063
The Open Championship 00000041
Totals0001112011

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2019202020212022202320242025
The Players Championship T22CT22CUTCUTT45T33

"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

Tournament20192020202120222023
Championship
Match Play NT1T28R16
Invitational T30
Champions T24NT1NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

SeasonStartsCuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop-10Top-25Best
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank [12]
2017 28200001410662,565142
2018 2214000264940,661120
2019 29211003912,461,21538
2020 23160002681,282,92968
2021 29150112621,663,52177
2022 301511141013,292,44331
2023 312101181423,699,40939
Career*1921222332255114,002,743148 [13]

*As of the 2023 season. [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ King, Brad. "'The Postman' Delivers". Triad Golf. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Week 49 2024 Ending 8 Dec 2024" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Men's Golf State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ "J.T. Poston brings big-time talent to mid-major stage". Golfweek. April 23, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "J.T. Poston Bio". Catamount Sports. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  7. ↑ Battle, Derrick (September 5, 2016). "Former Hickory High golf star earns PGA Tour card". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Poston delivers bogey-free performance in winning Wyndham title". Golf Channel. Associated Press. August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "J.T. Poston triumphs at Shriners Children's Open, secures third PGA TOUR title". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ "JT Poston". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Official Money". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  14. ↑ "J.T. Poston Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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