PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — What a difference a day makes.
On Thursday at the Players Championship, Justin Thomas got out to a 2-under start through seven holes before the wheels completely fell off. He made a double-bogey five on 17 and found the water again on 18 to make triple. Thomas found the water two more times after he made the turn, carding a 6-over-par 78 while losing over nine shots to the field ball striking (off the tee and approach).
The 2021 Players Champion arrived at TPC Sawgrass on Friday needing to fire at least a 6 under to make the cut. He had other plans.
Thomas birdied his first two holes out of the gate and made the turn at 5 under for the day. Thomas got on the right side of the cutline with birdies at 11 and 12, and then he set his sights on a different mark — the course-record 62 that was set by Tom Hoge.
