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J.T. Poston betting profile: FedEx St. Jude Championship
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GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 07: J.T. Poston watches his shot from the second tee during practice before the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 07, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
J.T. Poston shot 7-under and took 24th the last time he played in this tournament. He'll hit the links at TPC Southwind Aug. 15-18 with his sights set higher this time around in the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Latest odds for Poston at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
The FedEx St. Jude Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 15-18, 2024
- Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Course: TPC Southwind
- Par: 70 / 7,243 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Lucas Glover
At the FedEx St. Jude Championship
- In his last six appearances at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Poston has an average finish of 36th, and an average score of 7-under.
- Poston finished 24th (with a score of 7-under) in his most recent go-round at the FedEx St. Jude Championship (in 2023).
- When Lucas Glover won this tournament in 2023, he had 0.986 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (31st in the field), 2.227 SG: Approach the Green (18th), and 3.058 SG: Putting (12th).
- In addition, Glover's average driving distance was 300.9 (37th in field), he hit 63.89% of greens in regulation (37th), and he averaged 26 putts per round (fifth).
Poston's recent history at the FedEx St. Jude Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/10/2023 | 24 | 66-67-70-70 | -7 |
| 8/11/2022 | 20 | 64-72-68-68 | -8 |
| 8/19/2021 | MC | 76-77 | +11 |
| 8/20/2020 | 39 | 71-67-66-71 | -9 |
| 8/8/2019 | 59 | 67-70-70-75 | -2 |
| 8/23/2018 | MC | 75-75 | +8 |
Poston's recent performances
- In his last five events, Poston has an average finish of 43rd.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut twice.
- Poston has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five events.
- He has an average score relative to par of 9-under in his last five tournaments.
- Off the tee, J.T. Poston has averaged 287.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Poston is averaging 2.202 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Poston is averaging -1.121 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Poston's advanced stats and rankings
- Poston has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.039 this season, which ranks 111th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (289.4 yards) ranks 159th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Poston sports a -0.129 mark (121st on TOUR).
- On the greens, Poston's 0.234 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 52nd on TOUR this season, and his 28.52 putts-per-round average ranks 34th. He has broken par 25.04% of the time (95th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 159 | 289.4 | 287.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 126 | 64.51% | 55.56% |
| Putts Per Round | 34 | 28.52 | 28.7 |
| Par Breakers | 95 | 25.04% | 22.62% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 61 | 14.76% | 16.27% |
Poston's best finishes
- Although Poston hasn't won any of the 21 tournaments he has played this season, he has collected two top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes.
- In those 21 events, he made the cut 16 times, a success rate of 76.2%.
- Poston, who has 1193 points, currently sits 36th in the FedExCup standings.
Poston's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Poston posted his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at the WM Phoenix Open, ranking in the field at 1.724. In that tournament, he missed the cut.
- Poston's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked 20th in the field with a mark of 2.763 (he finished sixth in that event).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Poston's best performance this season was at the RBC Heritage in April 2024, as he delivered a 5.275 mark, which ranked him second in the field. He finished fifth in that tournament.
- At the John Deere Classic in July 2024, Poston recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (5.877), which ranked seventh in the field.
- Poston posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (9.751) in January 2024 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, which ranked sixth in the field. He finished sixth in that event.
Poston's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 111 | -0.039 | -0.849 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 121 | -0.129 | -2.540 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 42 | 0.196 | 0.066 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 52 | 0.234 | 2.202 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 75 | 0.263 | -1.121 |
Poston's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Poston as of the start of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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