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. He won two NCHSAA 3A individual state titles and one team state title.Men's Golf State Champions. NCHSAA. Retrieved January 11, 2025. In college, Poston competed for Western Carolina University where he won six times, including two consecutive Southern Conference titles.
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.
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.
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.
On October 21, 2024, Poston won the Shriners Children's Open, which was his third PGA Tour title.
On June 7, 2026, Poston won the Memorial Tournament in a playoff over Ryan Gerard. This helped Poston qualify for the 2026 U.S. Open, a tournament he was not 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
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Professional wins (4) PGA Tour wins (4) Legend Signature events (1) Other PGA Tour (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Aug 4, 2019Wyndham Championship65-65-66-62=258−221 stroke Webb Simpson2Jul 3, 2022John Deere Classic62-65-67-69=263−213 strokes Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Emiliano Grillo3Oct 20, 2024Shriners Children's Open64-65-66-67=262−221 stroke Doug Ghim4Jun 7, 2026Memorial Tournament70-65-69-72=276−12Playoff Ryan Gerard
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12021Barbasol Championship Séamus PowerLost to par on sixth extra hole22026Memorial Tournament Ryan GerardWon with par on second extra hole
Playoff record Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12016Digital Ally Open Wesley Bryan, Grayson MurrayBryan won with birdie on second extra hole
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament 2017 2018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026Masters TournamentCUTT34T30T42PGA ChampionshipT60T75CUTT40CUTT5CUTU.S. OpenCUTT40CUTT32T33T4The Open ChampionshipNTCUTT41CUTCUTCUT
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 madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 4U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 4The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1Totals 0 0 0 2 2 2 23 12 Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2025 Masters – 2025 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026The Players ChampionshipT22CT22CUTCUTT45T33T50 "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 Tournament20192020202120222023ChampionshipMatch PlayNT1T28R16InvitationalT30ChampionsT24NT1NT1NT1 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 Cutsmade Wins 2nd 3rd Top-10 Top-25 Bestfinish Earnings($) Moneylist rank 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 * As of the 2025 season.
See also 2016 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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