J. T. Poston
Poston in 2026
Personal information
Full name James Tyree Poston
Nickname The Postman[1]
Born (1993-06-01) June 1, 1993 (age 33)
Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality  United States
Residence Sea Island, Georgia, U.S.
Career
College Western Carolina University
Turned professional 2015
Current tour PGA Tour
Former tour Web.com Tour
Professional wins 4
Highest ranking 33 (December 8, 2024)[2]
(as of May 31, 2026)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T30: 2024
PGA Championship T5: 2025
U.S. Open T32: 2024
The Open Championship T41: 2023
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James Tyree Poston (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour, where he is a four-time winner, most notably winning the 50th annual Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.

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 state titles and one team state 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]

On June 7, 2026, Poston won the Memorial Tournament in a playoff over Ryan Gerard.[11] This helped Poston qualify for the US Open, a tournament he wasn’t a guaranteed participant in when the season started.

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:[12]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
Signature events (1)
Other PGA Tour (3)
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 United States Webb Simpson
2 Jul 3, 2022 John Deere Classic 62-65-67-69=263 −21 3 strokes South Africa Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Argentina Emiliano Grillo
3 Oct 20, 2024 Shriners Children's Open 64-65-66-67=262 −22 1 stroke United States Doug Ghim
4 Jun 7, 2026 Memorial Tournament 70-65-69-72=276 −12 Playoff United States Ryan Gerard

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Barbasol Championship Republic of Ireland Séamus Power Lost to par on sixth extra hole
2 2026 Memorial Tournament United States Ryan Gerard Won with par on second extra hole

Playoff record

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2016 Digital Ally Open United States Wesley Bryan, United States 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 2025 2026
Masters Tournament CUT T34 T30 T42
PGA Championship T60 T75 CUT T40 CUT T5 CUT
U.S. Open CUT T40 CUT T32 T33
The Open Championship NT CUT T41 CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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 4 3
PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 4
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Totals 0 0 0 1 1 1 21 11
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2025 Masters - 2025 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
The Players Championship T22 C T22 CUT CUT T45 T33 T50

"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

  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

Season Starts Cuts
made		 Wins 2nd 3rd Top-10 Top-25 Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank[13]
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
2023 31 21 0 1 1 8 14 2 3,699,409 39
2024 25 20 1 0 0 4 6 10 5,271,598 19
2025 26 22 0 0 0 1 2 9 3,233,502 53
Career* 243 163 3 3 3 26 63 20 22,507,843 88[14]

* As of the 2025 season.[15]

See also

  • 2016 Web.com Tour Finals graduates

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. ^ Ferguson, Doug (June 7, 2026). "J.T. Poston loses a 4-shot lead and comes up clutch to win Memorial in a playoff". Associated Press. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  12. ^ "JT Poston". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "Official Money". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  15. ^ "J.T. Poston Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved June 7, 2026.