The Open Championship2024: Justin Thomas 14 Shots Better Than On Friday – On the Front Nine
07/20/2024 by Tobias Hennig
Justin Thomas almost shot himself out of the tournament on Friday at the British Open. On Saturday, he improved by 14 strokes on the front nine alone.
Justin Thomas at the British Open 2024 (Photo: Getty)
07/18 – 07/21/2024
European Tour: British Open 2024
Royal Troon Golf Club – Troon, Scotland
- Round 4/4
- Strokeplay
- Prize money: 16,500,000
- Defending champion: Brian Harman
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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.
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