Justin Thomas ended a three-year PGA Tour winless drought on Sunday at the RBC Heritage. But he had already added to one of the most impressive lists in golf three days before.
When the dust had settled on his win at the RBC Heritage Sunday, Justin Thomas rose to No.5 in the world for the first time since 2022, and also bagged his first trophy since the PGA Championship that year.
The headline here, beyond the putt itself, is that Thomas has his first victory after a drought that started after he won his second PGA Championship at Southern Hills in 2022, and lasted nearly three years.
Thanks to Horschel’s twisting 18-foot birdie on the 14th hole, Atlanta Drive defeated New York Golf Club 4-3 to sweep the best-of-three finals and claim the $US9 million first-place team prize.
Two PGA Tour stars mired in a funk on the golf course had a chance to emerge from their competitive darkness and lift a trophy. Only one managed to finish the job.
The iron play was strong all week for Hovland, as he finished seventh in greens in regulation and sixth in strokes gained/approach the green with his Ping i210 irons.
Unlike his breakthrough PGA Tour victory at the 2023 Puerto Rico Open, an opposite-field event, this victory gets the Colombian into the Masters for the first time in his career.
The previous two years Scheffler arrived as the top seed and exited as just another guy with deep pockets – and his hands were stuffed frustratingly to the bottom of them in dejection. This time, his hands cradled the huge FedEx Cup trophy.
[PHOTO: Getty Images] Justin Thomas was en route home to Florida when he moved into the top 30 in FedEx Cup points to qualify for the Tour Championship. Thomas left Colorado outside the top 30 after posting a four-under 68 in the final round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club. He began Read more…
Justin Thomas teed off on Sunday morning in the final round of the Open Championship with a chance to win the claret jug. Seconds later, his dreams were sunk. Literally.
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