Jul 15, 2024
J.T. Poston betting profile: The Open Championship
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In his last tournament at the John Deere Classic, J.T. Poston concluded the weekend at 14-under, good for a 30th-place finish. He enters play in the 2024 Open Championship July 17-20 seeking an improved score.
Latest odds for Poston at The Open Championship.
The Open Championship tournament and course info
- Date: July 17-20, 2024
- Location: Troon, South Ayrshire, SCO
- Course: Royal Troon Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,385 yards
- Previous winner: Brian Harman
At The Open Championship
- Over his last two trips to The Open Championship, Poston has an average score of 2-over, with an average finish of 41st.
- Poston finished 41st (with a score of 2-over) in his most recent appearance at The Open Championship (in 2023).
- Brian Harman won this tournament in 2023, posting a driving average of 285.5 yards (51st in the field) with a 75% driving accuracy (first) and 27 putts per round (second).
Poston's recent history at The Open Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/19/2023 | 41 | 71-73-69-73 | +2 |
| 7/13/2022 | MC | 73-73 | +2 |
Poston's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Poston has finished in the top 20 once.
- Over his last five tournaments, Poston has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- He has carded an average score of 2-under over his last five tournaments.
- J.T. Poston has averaged 293.1 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Poston has an average of 2.937 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Poston is averaging 2.405 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Poston's advanced stats and rankings
- Poston owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.033 (107th) this season, while his average driving distance of 289.7 yards ranks 157th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Poston ranks 121st on TOUR, putting up an average of -0.140, while he ranks 115th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 65.26%.
- On the greens, Poston has delivered a 0.300 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 44th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 37th with a putts-per-round average of 28.49, and he ranks 63rd by breaking par 25.04% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 157 | 289.7 | 293.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 115 | 65.26% | 63.89% |
| Putts Per Round | 37 | 28.49 | 28.3 |
| Par Breakers | 63 | 25.04% | 19.72% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 47 | 13.76% | 12.50% |
Poston's best finishes
- Poston has taken part in 18 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has secured two finishes in the top-five and four finishes in the top-10.
- In those 18 events, he made the cut 16 times (88.9%).
- As of now, Poston has accumulated 1193 points, which ranks him 29th in the FedExCup standings.
Poston's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Poston's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 1.724 (he missed the cut in that tournament).
- Poston's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, as he put up a 2.763 mark, which ranked him 20th in the field. He finished sixth in that event.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Poston delivered his best effort this season at the RBC Heritage, ranking second in the field at 5.275. In that tournament, he finished fifth.
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Poston posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (5.877), which ranked seventh in the field.
- Poston recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (9.751) at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, a performance that ranked him sixth in the field.
Poston's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 107 | -0.033 | -0.330 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 121 | -0.140 | -0.300 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 45 | 0.201 | 0.097 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 44 | 0.300 | 2.937 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 67 | 0.328 | 2.405 |
Poston's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | 41 | 71-73-69-73 | +2 | 13 |
| July 27-30 | 3M Open | 2 | 66-66-66-69 | -17 | 208 |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 7 | 65-68-67-68 | -12 | 80 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 24 | 66-67-70-70 | -7 | 130 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 22 | 69-68-73-66 | -4 | 156 |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 3 | 63-69-68-66 | -18 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 44 | 66-72-67-66 | -11 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 5 | 68-68-66-65 | -25 | 250 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 6 | 70-66-68-61 | -15 | 100 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | 11 | 67-65-64-69 | -23 | 65 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 20 | 70-68-69 | -9 | 88 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 70-71 | -1 | -- |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 10 | 68-71-66-71 | -8 | 150 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 66 | 69-71-69-75 | E | 4 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 55 | 71-74-75-76 | +8 | 11 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 45 | 69-68-69-78 | -4 | 14 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 30 | 75-74-74-70 | +5 | 40 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 5 | 63-68-70-69 | -14 | 263 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 60 | 73-77-72-72 | +10 | 8 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 72-75 | +5 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 12 | 68-69-69-71 | -3 | 58 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 22 | 75-69-72-76 | +4 | 80 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 32 | 73-71-71-72 | +7 | 27 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 55 | 66-71-69-70 | -4 | 9 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 30 | 66-69-67-68 | -14 | 27 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Poston as of the start of The Open Championship.
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