Over the past week, the Pittsburgh area has received upwards of 250 millimetres of rain, according to USGA officials – and even more in the proceeding weeks.
The two-time major champion was buoyant as he reflected on his long journey back to the winner’s circle, but believe it or not, the victory wasn’t JT’s only big win of the week.
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.
Justin Thomas admits that he didn’t play well last week at the Masters. The World No. 8 was derailed mostly by a third-round 76 that helped him end in a tie for 36th place.
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.
Thomas’ letter offered a list of thoughts on how players can better connect with those outside the ropes to “keep building on the momentum we’ve created in recent years”.
Thomas earned $US959,200 for his 23-under-par performance in Palm Springs, California, which pushed him past the $US60-million mark in career earnings.
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.
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