PGA Championship 2026: Justin Thomas questions why his group was put on the clock

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — During Friday’s round at the PGA Championship, cameras caught Justin Thomas and Keegan Bradley in an animated discussion with a rules official, with the broadcast informing viewers that the two (along with Cameron Young) were put on the clock. It was a curious sight, especially since pace of play was slow throughout the field in Round 2, the byproduct of extremely tough pin positions and constant wind.

Following his second straight one-under round, Thomas was asked what happened during the interaction, confirming the group was put on the clock and that they didn’t agree with it. “It's hard because it's kind of the whole time par thing. What is time par?

How can time par on this course be the same when it's blowing 25 and the pins are tough than if it's not? ” Thomas asked. “And does time par change every day?

There's just so many factors that go into it. “We were behind. I'm not -- I think that wasn't our issue or being annoyed by it, it's just the fact that we weren't holding up the group behind us.