‘Crazy is an understatement’: 24 hours after ‘the worst’ round of his career, Justin Thomas ties Players course record

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Staring at the exit barrel on Thursday, the players were so bad for Justin Thomas in the championship. Friday, on the contrary, was just the best in history.

After opening with the six overs 78, after opening with six overs, the US -based 16 shots on Friday to meet the lowest 18 hole scores seen in the PGA Tour flagship event in TPC Sugras in Florida’s Ponta Vedra Beach.

“I think crazy is a small thing. It’s wild, “Thomas told Sky Sports.” I am really proud of myself, it is one thing to come up with mentality and attitude attitude but keep yourself in a position I did. ”

“I’m excited to spend only time tomorrow.”

A tournament record 11 Birds-which includes six in the 11th hole in the 11th hole-found that World No. 9T needed to close the course record of the scheduled course by Tom Hua in 2023, closing the 18th in Paris, just to make the first error of the nearby exhibition.

After finding the right hand with his opening drive, Thomas put a shot in the water-just as he did on the triple boogie last day.

Now to defeat the quality of Hua, now there is a need to go down and down from the top of 50 feet, frustration on the 31 -year -old’s face, but he responded with a proper effort to his display. An amazing approach left him a simple tap with them, which completed the rise of 105 places from the leagues outside the cut line to seven strokes from four underparts to seven strokes.

“That’s definitely I played,” Thomas told reporters on his return to the club house.

“This was the biggest thing mentally, I felt like keeping my eyes ahead, keeping my blinds, keeping my blind, not backing up or forward, not seeing such a thing.”

This is proof that PGA Tour winner Thomas, 15 times, is returning to the level that has seen him reach World No.1 in 2018.

Two -time big champions have been candidates for their struggle to maintain their best form in the recent season, but in 2025, the three top 10 finishes have already made it self -confident to recover from the first round, saying it is the worst of their career, “drives and Aaron.”

Golf data analyst Rick Gheen said in one of the worst period of his career, lost 9.09 Strokes hair strikes on Thursday and the third worst of any golph in 2025 Post On X, before getting 9.439 strokes on Friday, compared to the best round of your career.

“I was not worried or upset [on Thursday]”Thomas said.” I was clearly worried about my score. It was quite horrible in all the way, shape or shape. But it was a fluk.

“In a year when I’m playing something great golf, I would say to throw it, that’s a small thing.”

And did he have a record of course in his mind? No, Thomas insisted, eliminating any idea, saying that in the last time, his unfortunate waterball had reduced his mood.

Thomas, who left for his third round with fellow US Davis Rally on ET (3: 45 pm GMT) on Saturday morning, said, “I just wanted to make another burdy.”

“I could easily hit him where I wanted, really a good pitch or a chip and really a good stick and did not go in and did not make the same score. I do not have any form, shape or shape that was on this great round today.

Young stars Bhatia and Le Spring forward

In the best place to deny the honor of the other players of the 2021 champion Thomas, compatriots Akshay Bhatia and Australia’s Mann Woo Lee, who take the lead in the weekend in 11 underparters.

Bhatia and Lee, who are 23 and 26 years old, respectively, have resembled each other around the TPC Sugras, each carding 67 and 66 co -leader of the first round through the same paralysis to lipfrown JJ Spon.

After playing with the PGA Tour’s most talented stars, 21 -year -old Nick Donlap and 22 -year -old Tom Kim, Bhatia believes the future is bright.

Chasing the third win of the PGA Tour, “with us, Nick and Tommy had the youngest group in the history of the players, so it’s amazing how the young golf is happening and how many young players are.”

“It’s fresh to see. I feel like we are on the way to the next generation of Rury (Mcrovy) and the Scottis (Shaffer) and clearly on Tiger (Woods), but I think it’s really cool.

Bhatia and Lee will be the last pair who will start the third round at 2: 35 pm on Saturday (6:35 pm GMT).

McLearwi and Moricawa affect but other big stars messing up

World No. 2 McLearwi sits well at the amazing distance of the title of the other players after shooting 68 to move to the nine underpurs.

The Northern Irish is on the surface with US duo Alex Samily and Colin Moricawa, which later shot 65 before firing on several former professionals, which criticized their behavior in the Arnold Paller Invitational last week.

Mamikawa did not talk to the media after suffering a painful injury at the Bay Hill, which he defended after returning to the Club House on Friday.

“It may be a bit tough that I am not owned by anyone, but I am not owned by anyone,” Morikawa told reporters. “I respect the fans. I am very grateful to them. I am grateful

The World No. 1 Shafler cards on the second round 70 to go to the five under -ups, which is comfortable with the cut line offered in an under -crossed, before the game was suspended, due to the darkness of the evening at 7:34 pm (11:34 pm GMT).

Under the doorstep, many big names are good .There is a total or even worse with Victor Holand, Brian Herman, Matt Fitz Prick, Max Huma and Tony Finano.

Last year, runner -up Vandham Clark withdrew in the middle of his second round due to neck injury.