Justin Thomas does not believes he’s in a slump just yet, and believes he’s close to finding some form as he embraces the grind of playing an extra two weeks to ensure he makes the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Thomas wasn’t originally planning on playing at the 3M Open in Minnesota this week or in next week’s Wyndham Championship, but sitting down at 75 in the standings he needs points to make the top 70 and qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs.
The two-time Major champion also needs to show some sort of form to encourage captain Zach Johnson to pick him for the USA Ryder Cup team – something which right now people such as Brad Faxon don’t think will happen.
For now, though, Thomas just wants to avoid missing the FedEx Cup playoffs for the first time in his professional career – which is why he’s added two extra events to his schedule.
“I mean, I’m playing both weeks, I’m playing this week and next week. They weren’t originally on the schedule, but things change and you have to adjust sometimes,” said Thomas.
“The way that the playoffs, the format is now with it being 70, 50, 30, you know, in the past I may just be able to rely on a good first event or two in the playoffs, but the way it is now, you have to play some good golf to be in the playoffs and I haven’t exactly done that so far. So I have two weeks to get myself in a good spot.”
Thomas missed the cut at the Open Championship – his third Major missed cut this season – after a career-worst 82 in the opening round at Royal Liverpool – but he remains positive of a turnaround.
“I’m very, very close. I feel like I’m just right there to kind of like break it through a little inner confidence or mojo, if you will,” Thomas insisted.
“I mean, I’m not going to get that at home sitting on the couch, so I need to – personally feel like I just kind of need to play my way through it a little bit.
“This just goes to show I think this is to me – first off, this is an unbelievable opportunity for me, kind of behind the eight-ball and my end goal is to make the Tour Championship like it is every year. It’s not like I’m just playing to try to get into the first playoffs event. I want to be in Atlanta and I’m going to have to get…
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