Justin Thomas is keen for PGA Tour players to have more of a media presence with the circuit's TV rankings continuing to slump, in what is a worry of the two-time major winner
The PGA Tour is still looking for a way to solve its pace-of-play problem, but Justin Thomas isn't certain the TGL shot clock is the answer.
With Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy absent and no debut match curiosity, TGL needed a spark — or a competitive match — to keep up the hype during its third match. Unfortunately, it failed to deliver, quickly becoming a snooze fest instead.
Justin Thomas, an important face of the PGA Tour and TGL, pointed out that it is difficult to make drastic changes and speed up the game. “It’s tough. Look, this is my 10th year on Tour. I’ve been on the PAC a lot of years. We’ve talked about pace of play all 10 years,” Thomas said, as quoted by Golf.com
Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay and Billy Horschel represented Atlanta; they grabbed the lead over Rickie Fowler, Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young on the first hole of triples. Only one more point was awarded across the final eight holes of the first session as Atlanta doubled its lead heading into the six holes of singles.
"I also know how much the fans love those moments -- hearing our thought processes, conversations with our caddies."
Former Alabama All-American Justin Thomas earned $959,200 for his runner-up finish in The American Express on Sunday to become the 11th PGA Tour golfer to reach $60 million in career earnings.
By finishing solo second Sunday at The American Express, Justin Thomas recorded his best finish since winning the 2022 PGA Championship. Thomas’ $959,200 payday also pushed him
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Justin Thomas became the 13th PGA Tour ... a part of this unique project created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
PALM BEACH GARDENS — Justin Thomas became the 13th PGA Tour ... a part of this unique project created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.
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Sellers Shy, the lead golf producer for CBS, applauded Thomas for reaching out to players about more access. Jim Nantz, the lead announcer who is starting his 40th year with CBS, suggested the walk-and-talk could be expanded.