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JT Poston Player Profile And What's In The Bag

By: | Mon 04 Jul 2022


Article Updated October 2024

JT POSTON secured his third PGA Tour victory in tense circumstances, winning the Shriners Children’s Open by a single shot from Doug Ghim.

He had been cruising to a comfortable win but made life difficult for himself coming down the final stretch.

At the par-five 16th, Poston was greenside in two and hit his third shot to six feet but missed the short birdie try. Playing partner Ghim made birdie to get within three.  At the par-three 17th, Poston hit achip to four feet — but that putt never touched the hole and his lead was down to two.

Then came the 18th. Poston found the fairway and hit his approach to the middle of the green and left himself nearly 50 feet for birdie. Ghim, meanwhile, nearly landed his second shot in the hole and finished with another birdie. That left Poston with a four-footer to seal the win.

Poston said: “I told myself this is what you dream of. You got a putt to win on the PGA Tour. Just try and forget about the last two. Didn’t make very good strokes on either of them, but I told myself I’ve made a million of these and just do one more.”

He holed the putt and has now gone 110 holes without a three-putt. He finished the week on 22 under par after rounds of 64, 65, 66 and 67 to claim his third career victory on the PGA Tour. His maiden win came at the Wyndham Championship in 2019 and his second came at the 2022 John Deere Championship. The victory secures his playing rights until the end of 2026 and earns him an invitation to next year’s Masters.


Who is JT Poston?

James Tyree Poston was born in June 1993 in the aptly-named Hickory, North Carolina.

After starting 2016 with no status on any tour, Poston was a Monday qualifier 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 his 2017 PGA Tour card.

His maiden PGA Tour win came at the 2019 Wyndham Championship. He won without dropping a shot in 72 holes - the first player to do so since 1974. He lost the Barbasol Championship in a playoff to Seamus Power in 2021.

His second success came at the 2022 John Deere Classic. He started that week in 66th place in the FedEx Cup standngs and 99th place in the world rankings. The win took him to 22nd in the FedEx Cup. He started that season by missing his first six cuts. He had missed a total of 14 cuts in 23 starts But he tied for second place at the Travelers Championship, tied third at the RBC Heritage and tied ninth at the Wells Fargo.

His victory at the John Deere Classic earned him qualification for the 150th Open Championship.

After winning the Shriners, Poston stands in 41st place in the FedEx standings and has climbed to 40th in the world rankings after starting the week in 64th place. This was his 216th start and he has made 141 cuts and picked up almost $19m in prize money.

He averages 290 yards from the tee and hits 65.47% of fairways. Poston hits 65.50% of greens in regulations, averages 4.06 birdies per round and gets up and down from the sand 56.30% of the time. He averages 28.57 putts per round and has a scoring average of 70.0.

What's In JT Poston's Bag?

Driver: Titleist GT3 (9 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana BF 60 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees)

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 7 X

Hybrid: Titleist TS2 (19 degrees)

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 95 X

Irons: Titleist U500 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)

Shafts: Project X 6.5

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 50-08F, 56-10S)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron GOLO 5 Black Tour Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

 


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