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FUN

PACK

Justin Thomas reacts after
missing a putt for birdie on the
eighteenth hole during the fi-
nal round of the Tour Champi-
onship golf tournament at East
Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Sun-
day, Sept. 24, 2017, in Atlanta.
Associated Press
From start to

finish, Thomas
was best in golf
this season

By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Justin
Thomas had an inkling
back in January that this
season might be some-
thing special.
More than winning the
Sony Open for a sweep of
Hawaii and his third victory
in five starts, it was how he
won. Thomas opened with
a 59 and never let up un-
til he set the PGA Tour’s
record for lowest 72-hole
score and won by seven
shots. Instead of trying to
protect a lead, he left ev-
eryone in his wake.
“I felt like after that, I
learned a lot to where I Green Bay rookie defenders
could kind of ride that mo-
mentum out for the year,” make key plays in OT win
Thomas said.
But there was a moment
early in the week at Waia-
lae that might have set the
tone for a FedEx Cup title
that came down to the last
hour.
Thomas played with Jor-
dan Spieth when he shot
59, and the statistics would
have suggested a different
outcome. Spieth led the
field that day in proximity to
the hole with his approach
shots at 18 feet, 4 inches. Green Bay Packers’ Geronimo Allison (81) celebrates his 72-yard catch during overtime of an NFL football game against the Cin-
Thomas was seventh at 25 cinnati Bengals Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Green Bay, Wis.
feet, 7 inches. Associated Press
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