The golf gods were extremely kind to Thomas, who took advantage and claimed his 13th career PGA Tour victory in Memphis, making a bit of history in the process.
Thomas worked his way back to the top spot in golf by capitalising on a strong iron game that saw him rank first in strokes gained/tee-to-green and second in strokes gained/approach-the-green.
Though Day hasn’t won since May 2018 at the Wells Fargo Championship, there was no long build-up that pointed towards a change was in the offing, says Swatton.
News that the US government has lifted the 14-day quarantine requirement for players and caddies entering the country to compete on the PGA Tour hasn’t made any difference to Lee Westwood’s immediate travel plans.
Ian Poulter shot a four-under-par 66 on Thursday at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational, but that performance was overshadowed by a confrontation with a fan on the final hole at TPC Southwind.
