J.T. Poston betting profile: Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard
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In his most recent tournament at The Genesis Invitational, J.T. Poston concluded the weekend at 2-over, good for a 39th-place finish. He heads into the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard March 6-9 seeking an improved score.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard tournament and course info
- Date: March 6-9, 2025
- Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
- Course: Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
- Par: 72 / 7,466 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
- Poston's average finish has been 61st, and his average score 7-over, over his last four appearances at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
- In Poston's most recent appearance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, in 2024, he finished 55th after posting a score of 8-over.
- With numbers of 5.097 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 3.262 in SG: Approach the Green (12th), and 4.348 in SG: Putting (fifth), Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2024.
- Scheffler's average driving distance was 291.9 (37th in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (second), with 27 putts per round (sixth) en route to his win last year.
Poston's recent history at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
3/7/2024 | 55 | 71-74-75-76 | +8 |
3/4/2021 | MC | 76-74 | +6 |
3/5/2020 | MC | 84-71 | +11 |
3/7/2019 | 66 | 71-72-73-78 | +6 |
Poston's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Poston has finished in the top 20 twice.
- Poston has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of 8-under over his last five events.
- Off the tee, J.T. Poston has averaged 302.1 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Poston is averaging -2.649 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Poston is averaging -0.073 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
Poston's advanced stats and rankings
- Poston owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.093 (81st) this season, while his average driving distance of 295.8 yards ranks 151st on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Poston has a 0.193 mark (73rd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Poston's -0.785 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 174th this season, and his 29.27 putts-per-round average ranks 129th.
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 151 | 295.8 | 302.1 |
Greens in Regulation % | 46 | 71.72% | 69.75% |
Putts Per Round | 129 | 29.27 | 29.2 |
Par Breakers | 44 | 25.51% | 23.77% |
Bogey Avoidance | 84 | 12.63% | 12.35% |
Poston's best finishes
- Poston has participated in six tournaments this season, and he is yet to finish in the top 10.
- In those six events, he made the cut five times, a success rate of 83.3%.
- Poston, who has 155 points, currently sits 67th in the FedExCup standings.
Poston's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Poston's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came in January 2025 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he ranked 11th in the field with a mark of 2.208. He finished 53rd in that tournament.
- Poston's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the WM Phoenix Open, where his 2.634 mark ranked 23rd in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Poston's best effort this season was in February 2025 at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 3.916. He finished 16th in that tournament.
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2025, Poston recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (-0.805, which ranked 50th in the field). In that tournament, he finished 16th.
- Poston delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.654) in February 2025 at the WM Phoenix Open, which ranked 16th in the field. He finished 16th in that tournament.
Poston's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 81 | 0.093 | 0.279 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 73 | 0.193 | 1.192 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 29 | 0.329 | 1.105 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 174 | -0.785 | -2.649 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 119 | -0.169 | -0.073 |
Poston's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 67-71 | -2 | -- |
January 16-19 | The American Express | 12 | 62-76-64-69 | -17 | 57 |
January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 53 | 69-70-69-74 | -6 | 11 |
February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 16 | 69-67-68-69 | -11 | 49 |
February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 39 | 75-71-72-72 | +2 | 20 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Poston as of the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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