JT Poston

JT Poston secured the biggest victory of his career when he won the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, earning with it a place at The 154th Open.

The American forced his way into a play-off after a birdie on the 72nd hole before overcoming Ryan Gerard on the second extra hole at Muirfield Village in June.

He is now set for his fifth consecutive appearance at The Open, having made his debut at St Andrews in 2022.

Poston was in a tie for fifth at the PGA Championship in 2025 and would have been second on his own but for a bogey-bogey finish.

The third of his four PGA Tour victories came at the Shriners Children's Open in October 2024.

His first title came in stunning fashion at the 2019 Wyndham Championship, where he climbed through the field with a closing 62 and pipped Webb Simpson by one. It was also notable for the fact that he did not have a single bogey all week.

Poston triumphed again at the 2022 John Deere Classic and so took one of the last St Andrews spots offered in the Open Qualifying Series.

Has the first names James Tyree, but has long been known as “JT”.

His grandfather played in two US Senior Amateurs and two British Senior Amateurs, matching or beating his age more than 600 times.