JT Poston Invitational

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Waynesville, NC Location

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The JT Poston Invitational is an NCAA Division I men's golf tournament hosted by Western Carolina University and played at the Waynesville Inn & Golf Club in Waynesville, North Carolina. This three-day event features 54 holes of stroke play, with one 18-hole round played each day from Sunday through Tuesday. The course is a par-70 layout measuring 6,720 yards, known for its traditional mountain setting and challenging conditions including swirling winds and firm greens. The field includes about 15 teams from institutions such as Virginia Tech, Lipscomb, Kennesaw State, James Madison, Southern Mississippi, Drexel, Elon, Abilene Christian, Jacksonville, Morehead State, UT Rio Grande Valley, Francis Marion, Wofford, Xavier, and host Western Carolina. Teams consist of five players, with the best four scores counting toward the team total each round. Qualification is by invitation, primarily based on conference affiliations, team rankings, and previous season performance.

Contact Information

gomastodons.comWebsite

athletics@wcu.eduEmail

(828) 452-6121Phone

Western Carolina Athletics DirectorDirector

JT Poston Invitational History

Date	Course	Winner	Winning Score	Power	Results
Sep 14 - 16, 2025	Waynesville Inn & GC	Tyler Jones (-10)	-10	17.93	See Results

Sep 15 - 17, 2024	Waynesville Inn & GC	Alejandro Rodriguez (-10)	-10	14.39	See Results

Results

Scoring Averages

+1.84Tournament

72.07R1

71.54R2

71.92R3

Round Stats

3.27Birdies or Better

4.51Bogeys or Worse

3.35Par 3s

4.12Par 4s

4.69Par 5s

Player Search

Finish	Name	Score to Par	Total	R1	R2	R3	SG vs Field	Points
1	Tyler Jones	-10	200	64	71	65	-	11.10

2	Jorge Martin Sampedro	-7	203	70	70	63	+4.24	8.38

3	Shaun Cook	-6	204	68	67	69	+3.90	7.46

T4	Ray Filter	-5	205	68	69	68	+3.57	6.64

T4	Rodolphe Cicala	-5	205	67	67	71	+3.57	6.64

T4	Matthew Javier	-5	205	68	71	66	+3.57	6.64

T7	Hunter Gillard	-4	206	67	72	67	+3.24	5.19

T7	Benjamin Fernandez	-4	206	74	66	66	+3.24	5.19

T9	Ivan Ninkovic	-3	207	72	63	72	+2.90	4.80

T9	Václav Tichý	-3	207	71	71	65	+2.90	4.80

T11	Cayse Morgan	-2	208	71	68	69	+2.57	4.47

T11	Caleb Taylor	-2	208	64	71	73	+2.57	4.47

T11	Will Burnham	-2	208	68	70	70	+2.57	4.47

T14	Gareth Steyn	-1	209	70	70	69	+2.24	4.00

T14	Ashton Harper	-1	209	68	71	70	+2.24	4.00

T14	Jacob Haberstumpf	-1	209	69	71	69	+2.24	4.00

T14	Alex Seibal	-1	209	70	67	72	+2.24	4.00

T18	Luca Gallingani	E	210	74	70	66	+1.90	3.72

T18	Drew Yeagley	E	210	68	76	66	+1.90	3.72

T18	Jake Moffitt	E	210	66	69	75	+1.90	3.72

T18	Grant Tabar	E	210	74	68	68	+1.90	3.72

T22	Oakley Gee	+1	211	69	75	67	+1.57	3.50

T22	Michael Hake	+1	211	75	69	67	+1.57	3.50

T22	Thomas Buisson	+1	211	73	69	69	+1.57	3.50

T22	Ethan Anderson	+1	211	72	68	71	+1.57	3.50

T22	Jack Wieler	+1	211	71	69	71	+1.57	3.50

T22	Kyle Bachkosky	+1	211	70	70	71	+1.57	3.50

T28	Emilio Gil Leyva	+2	212	74	71	67	+1.24	3.14

T28	Brandon Lohr	+2	212	70	71	71	+1.24	3.14

T28	Thomas Young	+2	212	69	73	70	+1.24	3.14

T28	Benjamin Baker	+2	212	69	73	70	+1.24	3.14

T28	Ben Jordan	+2	212	71	67	74	+1.24	3.14

T33	Carson Bellish	+3	213	71	68	74	+0.90	2.93

T33	Dylan Lewis	+3	213	73	72	68	+0.90	2.93

T33	Jace Butcher	+3	213	68	72	73	+0.90	2.93

T33	Andrew Neal	+3	213	72	69	72	+0.90	2.93

T37	Ryan Slonaker	+4	214	73	70	71	+0.57	2.81

T37	Andrew Aquino	+4	214	71	69	74	+0.57	2.81

T39	Simon DiMaggio	+5	215	73	68	74	+0.24	2.75

T39	Maximilian Klaus	+5	215	69	73	73	+0.24	2.75

T39	Aiden Patel	+5	215	70	71	74	+0.24	2.75

T39	Josh Lendach	+5	215	73	73	69	+0.24	2.75

T39	Dalton Payne	+5	215	73	69	73	+0.24	2.75

T39	Jonas DeLeon	+5	215	70	68	77	+0.24	2.75

T45	Zach Burton	+6	216	73	72	71	-0.10	2.54

T45	Rahul Rajendran	+6	216	70	73	73	-0.10	2.54

T45	Jack Hollingsed	+6	216	69	75	72	-0.10	2.54

T48	Daniel Montalvo	+7	217	73	74	70	-0.43	2.45

T48	Remy Stalcup	+7	217	70	70	77	-0.43	2.45

T48	Owen Kose	+7	217	70	71	76	-0.43	2.45

T48	Arthit Kruaprayong	+7	217	72	74	71	-0.43	2.45

T48	Walker Gantt	+7	217	72	71	74	-0.43	2.45

T48	Minas Manias	+7	217	75	69	73	-0.43	2.45

T48	Charlie Coe	+7	217	71	72	74	-0.43	2.45

T48	Esteban Gonzalez	+7	217	74	71	72	-0.43	2.45

T48	John Stevenson	+7	217	74	70	73	-0.43	2.45

T57	René Bergendi	+8	218	72	72	74	-0.76	2.18

T57	Bence Somogyi	+8	218	77	70	71	-0.76	2.18

T57	Logan Liles	+8	218	71	69	78	-0.76	2.18

T57	Kellen Dean	+8	218	73	73	72	-0.76	2.18

T57	Seamus Bogan	+8	218	74	71	73	-0.76	2.18

T57	Gregoire Hoyeau	+8	218	70	73	75	-0.76	2.18

T57	Connor Williams	+8	218	75	71	72	-0.76	2.18

T57	Tres Hill	+8	218	77	68	73	-0.76	2.18

T65	Will Harris	+9	219	73	73	73	-1.10	2.01

T65	Kevin Lydon	+9	219	71	76	72	-1.10	2.01

T65	Gabriel Dulon Villoslada	+9	219	75	72	72	-1.10	2.01

T65	Toby Bishop	+9	219	76	72	71	-1.10	2.01

T65	William Carr	+9	219	74	73	72	-1.10	2.01

T65	Andrew Korytoski	+9	219	71	77	71	-1.10	2.01

T65	Colin Leonard	+9	219	79	71	69	-1.10	2.01

T65	Leander Neuhaus	+9	219	70	72	77	-1.10	2.01

T65	Kyle Smith	+9	219	67	78	74	-1.10	2.01

74	Rio Saigal	+10	220	74	72	74	-1.43	1.83

T75	Martin Saquicoray	+11	221	73	74	74	-1.76	1.81

T75	Carson Jordan	+11	221	74	73	74	-1.76	1.81

77	Andrew Sevene	+12	222	73	76	73	-2.10	1.76

T78	Grayson Davis	+13	223	76	73	74	-2.43	1.74

T78	Reed Sweigart	+13	223	77	75	71	-2.43	1.74

T78	Charles Warren	+13	223	78	67	78	-2.43	1.74

T78	Supakorn Amornchaichan	+13	223	73	76	74	-2.43	1.74

T78	Andrew Morgan	+13	223	79	70	74	-2.43	1.74

T78	Logan McCormick	+13	223	74	71	78	-2.43	1.74

84	Michael Bevins	+14	224	73	77	74	-2.76	0.89

85	Will Brown	+15	225	72	75	78	-3.10	0.79

T86	Miller Carr	+18	228	75	77	76	-4.10	0.59

T86	Ryan Bozard	+18	228	79	78	71	-4.10	0.59

88	Cade Jordan	+19	229	76	78	75	-4.43	0.39

89	Colten Wilson	+23	233	78	76	79	-5.76	0.29

90	Hayden Magnussen	+39	249	84	83	82	-11.10	0.19

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