Justin Thomas Strikes Lightning With Stunning Swing!
Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images To nearly everybody’s surprise, Justin Thomas is contending at the top of the leaderboard after two rounds of The Players Championship. That’s nothing against the 16-time PGA Tour winner’s ability, but Thomas is coming off the back of a 14-over par performance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his first event back since undergoing back surgery. He had the surgery just four months ago, and he’s already in contention at the PGA Tour’s marquee event at TPC Sawgrass.
He’s T4, three shots behind the leading Ludvig Aberg heading into the weekend. After his round, Thomas admitted that even he was surprised by his performance. Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images Why Justin Thomas surprised himself at The Players Championship Thomas reflected on his second-round 68, which brought him to eight under for the tournament, saying, “I feel like we were out there for a long time.
But no, it was solid. I definitely wasn’t as sharp. But I salvaged a really good round with I feel like not my best stuff.
“Yeah, it’s nice to birdie two of the last three and put myself in contention. It’s kind of all you can do at this point. So just keep trying to do the things I’m doing well.
Just keep doing those and sharpen up on a couple things here and there. ” When asked if he was surprised by his level of play, he said, “A little. I’m four months today post-surgery.