In a three-man jump-off, Justin Thomas prevails against his two compatriots Patrick Reed and Xander Schauffele at the Sentry Tournament of Champions 2020 and celebrates his twelfth success on the PGA Tour.
Justin Thomas wins the PGA Tour for the twelfth time
With a stroke behind Schauffele, Justin Thomas went into the final round of the Tournament of Champions 2020, where the winners of last season met. At the Plantation Course in Kapalua (Hawaii), the 26-year-old completed the front nine with two strokes under par and then turned up the second nine lanes. With four birdies within six holes, he moved past Schauffele, which brought a round of 70 strokes (-3) to the clubhouse. “I really felt that over 15 holes it was one of the best rounds I’ve ever played. I was in control from tea to green. I putted very well, my irons were fantastic and I have a really good one Drive hit on 16, only the wind took him away and the 18 was just a disaster. I didn’t really make many good shots on the hole. But it worked, “said Thomas after the round after he had 16 and 18 Bogey played and lost his sole leadership.
With 14 strokes under par he had to go into a playoff with Schauffele and Patrick Reed, who showed the best of the day with seven under par and crept forward. It was not until the third extra hole that the decision was made: Thomas made a stubborn approach shot on par-5 and punched for the birdie, Reed only countered with par. For the Ryder Cup player, it is already the twelfth triumph on the PGA Tour, no player has under 30 more wins than Thomas. It is also his second victory at the Tournament of Champions. Already in 2017 he prevailed against his opponents: “There is another one again. I want to build on it and I have the feeling that I am really just trying to get better every year and we are improving in the right areas. Next week we will try the 13th [Siege, Anm. d. Red.] to reach.
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