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J.T. Poston betting profile: Sony Open In Hawaii
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After he placed sixth in this tournament in 2024, J.T. Poston has a different result in mind as he enters play in the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii in Honolulu Jan. 9-12.
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The Sony Open in Hawaii tournament and course info
- Date: Jan. 9-12, 2025
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Course: Waialae Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,044 yards
- Purse: $8.7M
- Previous winner: Grayson Murray
At the Sony Open in Hawaii
- In his last seven appearances at the Sony Open in Hawaii, Poston has an average finish of 31st, and an average score of 10-under.
- Poston finished sixth (with a score of 15-under) in his most recent appearance at the Sony Open in Hawaii (in 2024).
- Grayson Murray finished with 5.093 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 1.854 SG: Approach the Green (31st), and 2.804 SG: Putting (29th) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- Murray's average driving distance was 310.5 (17th in field), he hit 79.17% of greens in regulation (second), with 28.75 putts per round (31st) en route to his win last year.
Poston's recent history at the Sony Open in Hawaii
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2024 | 6 | 70-66-68-61 | -15 |
| 1/12/2023 | 21 | 67-66-67-69 | -11 |
| 1/13/2022 | 42 | 64-69-72-66 | -9 |
| 1/14/2021 | MC | 65-74 | -1 |
| 1/9/2020 | MC | 72-71 | +3 |
| 1/10/2019 | 20 | 68-66-69-66 | -11 |
Poston's recent performances
- Poston has finished atop the leaderboard once while also posting two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes over his last five events.
- Poston has finished within three shots of the leader in two of his last five events. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- He has an average score of 10-under across his last five events.
- J.T. Poston has averaged 300.9 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Poston is averaging 0.470 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Poston has an average of 4.579 in his past five tournaments.
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Poston's advanced stats and rankings
- Poston put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.011 last season (110th on TOUR). His average driving distance (293.1 yards) ranked 156th, while his 68.7% driving accuracy average ranked 19th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Poston had a 0.012 mark (105th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Poston's 0.252 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked 50th last season, while he averaged 28.58 putts per round (39th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 156 | 293.1 | 300.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 120 | 66.08% | 64.33% |
| Putts Per Round | 39 | 28.58 | 29.3 |
| Par Breakers | 89 | 24.51% | 23.68% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 68 | 13.79% | 9.65% |
Poston's best finishes
- Poston, who took part in 26 tournaments last season, secured one win with four top-five finishes and seven finishes in the top 10.
- In those 26 tournaments, he had a 80.8% success rate in terms of making the cut (21 cuts made).
- Last season Poston's best performance came at the Shriners Children's Open, where he won the title with a score of 22-under.
- Poston collected 1193 points last season, placing 36th in the FedExCup standings.
Poston's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Poston's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Shriners Children's Open, where his 2.929 mark ranked 15th in the field.
- Poston delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season at The RSM Classic, ranking No. 1 in the field at 6.825. In that event, he finished fifth.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Poston's best effort last season was in April 2024 at the RBC Heritage, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 5.275. He finished fifth in that event.
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Poston recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.877, which was his best last season. That ranked seventh in the field.
- Poston posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (15.288) at the Shriners Children's Open, which was held in October 2024. That performance ranked No. 1 in the field (he finished first in that tournament).
Poston's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 110 | -0.011 | 0.697 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 105 | 0.012 | 2.682 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 31 | 0.233 | 0.730 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 50 | 0.252 | 0.470 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 51 | 0.486 | 4.579 |
Poston's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 78-72 | +8 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | MC | 73-71 | +2 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 69-69 | -2 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 33 | 69-70-67-70 | -4 | 80 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 33 | 70-74-70-75 | +1 | 82 |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 1 | 64-65-66-67 | -22 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 5 | 70-71-64-63 | -14 | -- |
| December 13-15 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 9 | 61-72-65 | E | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 40 | 74-64-71-69 | -14 | 19 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Poston as of the start of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
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