| J. T. Poston | |
| Fullname: | James Tyree Poston |
| Nickname: | The Postman[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Hickory, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Weight: | 165lb |
| Residence: | Sea Island, Georgia, U.S. |
| College: | Western Carolina University |
| Yearpro: | 2015 |
| Tour: | PGA Tour |
| Extour: | Web.com Tour |
| Prowins: | 2 |
| Pgawins: | 2 |
| Masters: | T30: 2024 |
| Usopen: | T32: 2024 |
| Open: | T41: 2023 |
| Pga: | T40: 2023 |
James Tyree Poston (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour, where he is a two-time winner.
In high school, while competing for Hickory High School, Poston shot a North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) golf tournament record 63.[2] In college, Poston competed for Western Carolina University where he won six times, including two consecutive Southern Conference titles.[3] [4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
Source:[8]
| 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)
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
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 | CUT | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T40 | CUT | T32 | |||
| The Open Championship | NT | CUT | T41 | CUT |
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | ||||||
| Match Play | NT1 | T28 | R16 | |||
| Invitational | T30 | |||||
| Champions | T24 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
| Season | Starts | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-10 | Top-25 | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank[9] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 662,565 | 142 | ||
| 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 940,661 | 120 | ||
| 29 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2,461,215 | 38 | ||
| 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1,282,929 | 68 | ||
| 29 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1,663,521 | 77 | ||
| 30 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3,292,443 | 31 | ||
| 31 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3,699,409 | 39 | ||
| Career* | 192 | 122 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 55 | 1 | 14,002,743 | 148[10] |