The US take a 3-2 lead into Friday after a surprisingly competitive Day 1 at Medinah, with Min Woo Lee and Sungjae Im’s near-miss against Scottie Scheffler standing out among nine key takeaways.
Justin Thomas is the man many Medinah members credit for the club’s $26 million course redesign, and he heads into the Presidents Cup knowing the new layout better than anyone else on the US team.
Neither Thomas or the PGA Tour released any specifics as to why the two-time major winner dropped out of the event, which is being played for the first time and kicks off the PGA Tour Fall Series.
The 30-player field for the Tour Championship is set, with Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee both booking their tickets to East Lake, while Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler missed out.
Justin Thomas is fighting to keep his season alive at the BMW Championship, needing a top finish to advance to the Tour Championship after telling his wife he felt like he was “playing the last tournament of my life.”
Among the flood of congratulatory messages after his Open Championship win, one text from Justin Thomas stood out to Ryan Fox, and it had nothing to do with celebrating.
LIV Golf has grabbed attention once again with a bold and slightly unhinged teaser featuring some very familiar faces ahead of the league’s return this week.
According to a report by Front Office Sports, Woods will celebrate his 50th birthday on January 14 with a 300-person gala at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida.
This week Justin Thomas joined the No Laying Up podcast and shed some light on the behind-the-scenes friction between the US team and the grounds crew that helped to derail the squad’s Ryder Cup bid. Watch it and weep.
Golf fans got an early Christmas present last year with the announcement that the Skins Game would return in 2025. We’re finally finding out more details of what exactly will play out.
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