Justin Thomas drops from first to near-last at Valspar Championship with brutal round
Justin Thomas was in contention to win the Valspar Championship this week but a disastrous third round on Saturday saw him plummet down the leaderboard ahead of the final round
Justin Thomas fell from the top of the Valspar Championship leaderboard to near-last after the former world No. 1 endured a nightmare third round on moving day.
Thomas was the competition top pick when getting his circular underway at the Copperhead Course, and had a incredible chance to conclusion his 21-month hold up for a triumph after a troublesome 2023. And after birdieing the primary gap of his day, the American looked set to move one step closer, having as it were fortified his chances in Florida.
Calamity before long taken after in spite of the fact that, starting on the par-four moment, as in spite of terminating his approach inside 30-feet, the American star went on to three-putt, which start a design all through the day.
A second-straight intruder at that point taken after at the third, some time recently he went on to miss birdie chances – counting a six-foot putt at the 6th – in a baffling begin. Things at that point got indeed more regrettable for Thomas at the seventh in spite of the fact that, as he dashed a par-putt from seven-feet passed the gap.
He cleared out himself a tap-in intruder, but surprisingly saw his short-range endeavor lip out, driving him to settle for however another three-putt and a twofold intruder. His battles were distant from over as well, as he finished his front nine with two more intruder after assist frustration on the green to create the turn at five-over-par for the day.
Three more intruder at that point taken after at the tenth, 12th and 14th, some time recently Thomas wrapped up with five pars to card a dreary eight-over- 79 to require him right out of dispute. Thomas’ destitute execution on the green were at the middle of his Saturday battles, having made 38 putts over his 18 gaps.
In comparison the two-time major winner made 11 less in both of his opening two rounds heading into the end of the week. Thomas’ destitute run of frame in 2023 was well-documented, after he missed the FedEx Cup playoffs for the primary time in his PGA Visit career final summer.
His 2024 campaign in any case has seen bounty of enhancements, having recorded two top-10s and two top-20s in his opening six occasions. This week’s challenges are ineffectively coordinated, with the opening major championship of the year within the Experts presently fair three weeks absent.
