Justin Thomas of the United States plays his shot from the first tee during the third round of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Course on December 03, 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
During Justin Thomas’ opening round, he shot an even-par 72, but it was the chaos during those 18 holes that made it an impressive score.
He was 3 over after 3 holes. He had two double bogeys and two bogeys. But six birdies, including three straight during a stretch on the back nine, helped keep him in it.
That resilience is paying off.
Thomas fired a 6-under 66 on Saturday. He drilled a birdie putt on the 18th hole to get in at 6 under, which was the lowest round recorded for the week at the time. He sits at 8 under for the tournament and could make a push with another low round on Sunday.
“I just feel like I played solid,” Thomas said. “It was a bit of a crapshoot with the mud on the ball, so you just kind of had to really pick your spots a little bit. I had a couple times where you have scoring clubs in your hand, but just given the situation and the amount of wind and what would happen, you just kind of had to make the most of it. I felt like, same as yesterday, I was very patient, very focused and I just kind of plodded my way around. Definitely left some out there, but obviously very pleased with 6 under.”
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