J.T. Poston’s 2-under-par 69 in Sunday’s final round was enough to secure a three-shot win at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill.
Poston led wire to wire at TPC Deere Run after opening the week with a 9-under 62. He finished at 21-under 263, three better than Christiaan Bezuidenhout of South Africa and Emiliano Grillo of Argentina.
Poston not only won his second career PGA Tour title and the accompanying $1.278 million prize, but also qualified for this month’s Open Championship at St Andrews in Scotland. Both Bezuidenhout and Grillo also qualified for the Open with their top-three finishes.
“I can’t wait. I’ve always wanted to play in an Open Championship, and this will be my first one,” Poston said. “So for it to be at St. Andrews and the 150th is pretty special, and pretty hard to draw it up any better than that.”…