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Winning Wagers: Top five bets that hit at the Memorial
Poston banks 700 FedExCup points, $4 million with win at the Memorial
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Written by Rob Bolton
Poston banks 700 FedExCup points, $4 million with win at the Memorial
Of course J.T. Poston a.k.a “The Postman” delivers on Sunday. We already knew that with a trio of PGA TOUR titles on the books, but with a victory in a playoff at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday – a Signature Event – he’s now certified.
With a par on the second extra hole to determine the 51st champion in tournament history – the par-4 18th at Muirfield Village Golf Club – Poston outlasted Ryan Gerard to snag 700 FedExCup points and the $4-million cut from a total prize fund of $20 million. The duo concluded regulation in 12-under 276.
More on what happened in the backyard of tournament host Jack Nicklaus and other perks that Poston collected are detailed beneath the table illustrating all 53 who cashed.
POSITIONGOLFERSCOREFEDEXCUP POINTSEARNINGSP1J.T. Poston276 / -12700.000$4,000,000.00P2Ryan Gerard276 / -12400.000$2,200,000.003Wyndham Clark277 / -11350.000$1,400,000.00T4Tommy Fleetwood278 / -10312.500$920,000.00T4Sam Burns278 / -10312.500$920,000.00T6Alex Fitzpatrick280 / -8250.000$730,000.00T6Kristoffer Reitan280 / -8250.000$730,000.008Eric Cole281 / -7200.000$646,000.009Alex Noren282 / -6175.000$600,000.00T10Si Woo Kim283 / -5140.000$535,000.00T10Maverick McNealy283 / -5140.000$535,000.00T12Adam Scott284 / -4100.000$401,800.00T12Rory McIlroy284 / -4100.000$401,800.00T12Justin Rose284 / -4100.000$401,800.00T12Scottie Scheffler284 / -4100.000$401,800.00T12J.J. Spaun284 / -4100.000$401,800.00T17Patrick Cantlay285 / -367.500$319,000.00T17Harris English285 / -367.500$319,000.00T19Aaron Rai286 / -255.000$269,333.33T19Justin Thomas286 / -255.000$269,333.33T19Keegan Bradley286 / -255.000$269,333.33T22Bud Cauley287 / -144.000$200,200.00T22Matt Kuchar287 / -144.000$200,200.00T22Russell Henley287 / -144.000$200,200.00T22Shane Lowry287 / -144.000$200,200.00T22Kurt Kitayama287 / -144.000$200,200.00T27Chris Gotterup288 / E37.000$157,500.00T27Ryan Fox288 / E37.000$157,500.00T29Tony Finau289 / 132.500$140,000.00T29Xander Schauffele289 / 132.500$140,000.00T29Harry Hall289 / 132.500$140,000.00T32Sungjae Im290 / 228.750$122,500.00T32Sahith Theegala290 / 228.750$122,500.00T34Denny McCarthy291 / 325.750$111,500.00T34Jacob Bridgeman291 / 325.750$111,500.00T36Matt Fitzpatrick292 / 423.000$99,000.00T36Gary Woodland292 / 423.000$99,000.00T36Brandt Snedeker292 / 423.000$99,000.0039Ludvig Åberg293 / 521.000$90,000.00T40Sepp Straka294 / 619.500$82,000.00T40Sudarshan Yellamaraju294 / 619.500$82,000.00T40Nico Echavarria294 / 619.500$82,000.00T43Nick Taylor295 / 717.250$70,000.00T43Taylor Pendrith295 / 717.250$70,000.00T43Hideki Matsuyama295 / 717.250$70,000.00T46Lucas Glover296 / 815.000$58,666.67T46Cameron Young296 / 815.000$58,666.67T46Mac Meissner296 / 815.000$58,666.67T49Patrick Rodgers297 / 913.250$53,000.00T49Michael Kim297 / 913.250$53,000.0051Tom Hoge301 / 1312.500$51,000.0052Ryo Hisatsune304 / 1612.000$50,000.0053Corey Conners306 / 1811.500$49,000.00
Poston held respective leads of one and four strokes after the second and third rounds at Muirfield Village, and he still needed three birdies across his final five holes in the finale for an even-par 72. His birdie from just outside seven feet on the 72nd hole to force overtime was particularly impressive given that Gerard had just connected for his own crowd-pleasing birdie from 36 feet, 9 inches at the par-3 17th for the lead.
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Poston failed his second gut check on the first playoff hole, where he fanned on a birdie try to win from a little over eight feet away, but Gerard squandered the bonus on the last time through No. 18 and couldn’t two-putt for par.
That Poston prevailed on a course as challenging as Muirfield Village is a compelling subtext for fans familiar with his career. His previous three wins were on racetracks on which he scored 21 under once and 22 under twice. And it’s not like he was in form or possessed an outstanding history on the course upon arrival. He was devoid of a top-20 finish in his first 13 starts of 2026 and had only one top-35 finish in seven prior trips to central Ohio (T22, 2024).
In addition to the immediate benefits, Poston’s PGA TOUR membership exemption is extended three years through his age-36 season of 2029. He’s also exempt into the next three editions of THE PLAYERS Championship. And as the highest finisher not already eligible for The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale next month, he’s qualified for that major because the Memorial was a stop in the Open Qualifying Series, affording one berth.