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J.T. Poston betting profile: Valspar Championship
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J.T. Poston looks for a higher finish in the 2025 Valspar Championship after he placed 10th shooting 3-under in this tournament in 2023.
Latest odds for Poston at the Valspar Championship.
The Valspar Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 20-23, 2025
- Location: Palm Harbor, Florida, USA
- Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)
- Par: 71 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $8.7M
- Previous winner: Peter Malnati
At the Valspar Championship
- Poston's average finish has been 26th, and his average score 3-under, over his last five appearances at the Valspar Championship.
- Poston last played at the Valspar Championship in 2023, finishing 10th with a score of 3-under.
- Peter Malnati finished with 3.577 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (fourth in the field), 2.456 SG: Approach the Green (23rd), and 8.359 SG: Putting (third) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- Malnati also posted numbers of 291.6 in average driving distance (59th in field), 65.28% in terms of greens in regulation (fifth), and 26.5 putts per round (11th).
Poston's recent history at the Valspar Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/16/2023 | 10 | 70-68-71-72 | -3 |
| 3/17/2022 | MC | 69-72 | -1 |
| 4/29/2021 | 54 | 68-73-70-72 | -1 |
| 3/21/2019 | MC | 73-73 | +4 |
Poston's recent performances
- Over his last five appearances, Poston has finished in the top 20 once.
- Over his last five events, Poston has carded a score that's better than average in two of those outings.
- He has an average score relative to par of 2-under in his last five appearances.
- J.T. Poston has averaged 294.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Poston is averaging -4.486 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Poston is averaging -0.676 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Poston's advanced stats and rankings
- Poston has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.081, which ranks 84th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (295.3 yards) ranks 154th, and his 64.4% driving accuracy average ranks 28th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Poston ranks 48th on TOUR with a mark of 0.378.
- On the greens, Poston has delivered a -1.062 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 181st on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 172nd with a putts-per-round average of 29.81, and he ranks 55th by breaking par 27.56% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 154 | 295.3 | 294.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 25 | 72.01% | 55.28% |
| Putts Per Round | 172 | 29.81 | 30.1 |
| Par Breakers | 55 | 27.56% | 20.83% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 161 | 17.52% | 16.94% |
Poston's best finishes
- Poston has played eight tournaments this season, and he is yet to finish in the top 10.
- In those eight events, he made the cut seven times, a success rate of 87.5%.
- Currently, Poston ranks 71st in the FedExCup standings with 168 points.
Poston's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Poston's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where his 2.208 mark ranked 11th in the field.
- Poston's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came in March 2025 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 5.205. He finished 50th in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Poston's best effort this season was at the WM Phoenix Open, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 3.916 (he finished 16th in that event).
- At the WM Phoenix Open in February 2025, Poston recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (-0.805). That ranked 50th in the field.
- Poston delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (6.654) in February 2025 at the WM Phoenix Open. That ranked 16th in the field.
Poston's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 84 | 0.081 | 0.565 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 48 | 0.378 | 2.918 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 47 | 0.242 | 0.328 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 181 | -1.062 | -4.486 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 127 | -0.361 | -0.676 |
Poston's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 50 | 76-71-75-73 | +7 | 13 |
| March 13-16 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 33 | 73-68-69-76 | -2 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Poston as of the start of the Valspar Championship.
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