The Open Championship2024: Justin Thomas 14 Shots Better Than On Friday – On the Front Nine

How different can the results be on one and the same golf course on two different days? Every golfer can probably think of at least one story about this. Justin Thomas has had a new one in store since the third round of the Open Championship. The 31-year-old from Kentucky tore himself apart on the front nine at Royal Troon Golf Club on Friday and needed 45 strokes to complete the front nine. On Saturday, the two-time PGA champion redeemed himself and played 14 shots better than the day before. With five birdies and four pars, Thomas set the record straight again.

Disaster on one day, brilliant performance on the other

Par-bogey-bogey-bogey-double-bogey-bogey-par-par were the scores on the first eight holes on Friday, before Thomas brought the series of mishaps to a climax with a triple bogey. After finding a bush with his tee shot, he tried unsuccessfully to chop the ball out, only to drop it a little later. On the back nine of the second round, he saved himself for the weekend with a significant improvement in performance.