Name: What to do if you can’t tell whether your ball is out-of-bounds
Uploaded: 2023-07-13T21:40:53.568Z
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Description: PGA TOUR Rules Official Orlando Pope revisits the 2021 Barbasol Championship, where J.T. Poston hit his tee shot on the 15th hole out-of-bounds while holding a three-stroke lead. Poston had to call in a rules official to determine whether the ball was actually out-of-bounds, and the official tied string to the white stakes to make the ruling.

In the third round of the 2025 RSM Classic, J.T. Poston's 323-yard drive on the 393-yard, par-4 16th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 68 yards to the hole. His 64-yard approach shot lands on the left side of the green, 10 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he makes a 10-foot 2-inch putt for birdie.

J.T. Poston sinks birdie putt on No. 16 at The RSM Classic

In the third round of the 2025 RSM Classic, J.T. Poston's drive on the 444-yard, par-4 ninth hole landed in the right fairway, traveling 271 yards and leaving 176 yards to the hole, his 174-yard approach shot landed on the left side of the green, 14 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made a 14-foot-9-inch putt for birdie.

J.T. Poston drains birdie putt on No. 9 at The RSM Classic

In the second round of The RSM Classic 2025, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-4 9th hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 9 at The RSM Classic

In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, J.T. Poston's 297-yard drive on the 557-yard, par-5 15th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 260 yards to the hole, his 274-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right rough 76 feet 7 inches from the hole, his shot from the rough traveled 80 feet 1 inch and landed on the left green 3 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 3-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

J.T. Poston taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 15 at The RSM Classic

In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, J.T. Poston's drive on the 407-yard, par-4 13th hole traveled 295 yards and landed in the right fairway, leaving 109 yards to the hole. His 110-yard approach shot landed on the right side of the green, 5 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 5-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

J.T. Poston hits 110-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at The RSM Classic

In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, J.T. Poston's 207-yard tee shot on the 205-yard par-3 12th hole landed on the right side of the green, 18 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 18-foot-5-inch putt for birdie.

J.T. Poston sinks 19-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at The RSM Classic

In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, J.T. Poston's 285-yard drive on the 418-yard, par-4 11th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 134 yards to the hole, his 135-yard approach shot landed on the left side of the green, 10 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he made the 10-foot-8-inch putt for birdie.

J.T. Poston hits 135-yard approach to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 11 at The RSM Classic

In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, J.T. Poston's drive on the 386-yard, par-4 5th hole travels 282 yards, landing in the right fairway and leaving 95 yards to the hole. His 94-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, 9 feet 8 inches from the hole.

J.T. Poston hits 94-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 5 at The RSM Classic

In the first round of the 2025 RSM Classic, J.T. Poston's 290-yard drive on the 426-yard, par-4 4th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 144 yards to the hole. His 143-yard approach shot lands on the left side of the green, 9 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he makes a 9-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

J.T. Poston sinks 10-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at The RSM Classic

In the second round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, J.T. Poston's drive on the 425-yard, par-4 1st hole traveled 290 yards into the right fairway, leaving 110 yards to the pin. His 111-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, finishing 7 feet from the hole, and he sank a 7-foot birdie putt.

J.T. Poston approach shot from the fairway to 7 feet, sets up birdie at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, J.T. Poston's drive on the 440-yard, par-4 17th traveled 303 yards into the left fairway, his 121-yard approach from the fairway landed on the left side of the green, leaving a 22-foot 11-inch putt, and he sank the 22-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

J.T. Poston sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, J.T. Poston's drive on the 353-yard, par-4 15th hole travels 289 yards, landing in the left intermediate rough and leaving 41 yards to the hole. His 38-yard shot from the intermediate rough lands on the right side of the green, leaving a 16-foot-5-inch putt, which he sinks for birdie.

J.T. Poston sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, J.T. Poston's drive on the 480-yard, par-4 6th hole travels 296 yards, landing in the left fairway with 162 yards remaining to the hole, his 155-yard approach from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, leaving a 20-foot 10-inch putt, and he sinks a 20-foot 10-inch birdie putt to reach 4-under par for the round.

J.T. Poston sinks 21-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, J.T. Poston's tee shot on the 625-yard, par-5 5th hole travels 322 yards and lands in the left intermediate, leaving 281 yards to the hole. His 289-yard shot from the intermediate rough lands on the right side of the green, leaving a 44-foot 11-inch putt. Poston sinks a 44-foot 11-inch putt for eagle.

J.T. Poston drains 45-foot eagle putt long par 5 at Sanderson Farms

In the first round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, J.T. Poston's tee shot on the 183-yard par-3 4th hole travels 182 yards to the right side of the green, finishing 5 feet 4 inches from the cup, and he sinks a 5-foot 4-inch birdie putt to move to 1-under par for the round.

J.T. Poston hits 182-yard tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie at Sanderson Farms

In the final round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes a 14-foot birdie putt on the par-4 7th hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 7 at FedEx St. Jude

In the final round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-3 4th hole.

J.T. Poston sets up tap-in birdie No. 4 at FedEx St. Jude

In the final round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-5 3rd hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 3 at FedEx St. Jude

In the third round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston shot 3-under 67 to get to 4-under after 54 holes.

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In the third round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-4 9th hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 9 at FedEx St. Jude

In the third round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-4 5th hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 5 at FedEx St. Jude

In the third round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-3 4th hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 4 at FedEx St. Jude

In the third round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-4 2nd hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 2 at FedEx St. Jude

In the third round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-5 16th hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 16 at FedEx St. Jude

In the second round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-5 16th hole.

In the second round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-3 14th hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 14 at FedEx St. Jude

In the second round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 1 at FedEx St. Jude

In the opening round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, J.T. Poston makes eagle on the par-5 16th hole.

J.T. Poston chips in for eagle at FedEx St. Jude

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

J.T. Poston drops in 52-foot birdie putt for back-to-back circles at Wyndham

In the final round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, J.T. Poston battled his putter and seemed to be coming out on top but made bogey on No. 18 to finish 2-under for the day.

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In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, J.T. Poston makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

PGA TOUR Rules Official Orlando Pope revisits the 2021 Barbasol Championship, where J.T. Poston hit his tee shot on the 15th hole out-of-bounds while holding a three-stroke lead. Poston had to call in a rules official to determine whether the ball was actually out-of-bounds, and the official tied string to the white stakes to make the ruling.

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J.T. Poston sinks birdie putt on No. 16 at The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston drains birdie putt on No. 9 at The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 9 at The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston taps in from 3 feet for birdie on No. 15 at The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston hits 110-yard approach to 6 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston sinks 19-foot birdie putt on No. 12 at The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston hits 135-yard approach to 10 feet, sets up birdie on No. 11 at The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston hits 94-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on No. 5 at The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston sinks 10-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at The RSM Classic

J.T. Poston approach shot from the fairway to 7 feet, sets up birdie at Sanderson Farms

J.T. Poston sinks 22-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Sanderson Farms

J.T. Poston sinks 17-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Sanderson Farms

J.T. Poston sinks 21-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Sanderson Farms

J.T. Poston drains 45-foot eagle putt long par 5 at Sanderson Farms

J.T. Poston hits 182-yard tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie at Sanderson Farms

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 7 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston sets up tap-in birdie No. 4 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 3 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston | Round 3 | FedEx St. Jude | Rapid Rounds

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 9 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 5 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 4 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 2 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 16 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 16 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 14 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 1 at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston chips in for eagle at FedEx St. Jude

J.T. Poston drops in 52-foot birdie putt for back-to-back circles at Wyndham

J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

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J.T. Poston makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham