J.T. Poston has made just 11 cuts in 26 events played this season, but the 29-year-old has taken advantage of his weekend rounds when earned. Seven of those 11 made cuts resulted in top-25 finishes, with four inside the top 10 including a T-2 at the Travelers Championship in June and a win at the John Deere Classic the very next week.
The North Carolina native is now No. 21 in the FedEx Cup standings and No. 15 in the Presidents Cup standings as he returns to Sedgefield, the site of his first PGA Tour win back in 2019.
“Yeah, a lot of great memories here, getting my first win. It’s nice to be back in the home state of North Carolina; a lot of familiar faces, a lot of family, friends, college teammates. Everybody comes and shows some support and follows me around,” said Poston, who’s hoping to feed off 2019 and his summer momentum to finish the season strong.
J.T. Poston poses with the Sam Snead Trophy after winning the 2019 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club. (Photo: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports)
“My goals are to win and make a run at the FedEx Cup, make it to Atlanta. I’ve never been to Atlanta, so that’s definitely a goal of mine,” explained Poston of his desire to advance to the Tour Championship, the season finale at East Lake in Atlanta. “And then Presidents Cup team. (captain Davis Love III) has kind of been a mentor down in (Sea Island, Georgia) where I live and gotten to know him really well. It would be such an honor to be on that team and play in the state of North Carolina, in Charlotte. Would make it that much more special.”
Poston’s hometown of Hickory is just 55 miles north of Charlotte, home of Quail Hollow.
“I know I’ve got a lot of work to do, I know there are a lot of guys that are ahead of me that have had probably a more steady, consistent season than I have, but at the end of the day it’s up to Davis to decide who’s on that team and I’m going to do my best to make a good case for myself.”
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish