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PGA Tour tory at the Sony Open. He that are difficult but still

opened with a 59 and then
reasonable, and a few
Continued from Previous Page set the tour’s 36-hole scor- others that “are somewhat
“It was weird with Presi- ing record (123) and the achievable if you have
dents Cup last week. It nev- 72-hole record (253) for a a great year like I did this
er really was a thought,” seven-shot victory. year.”
Thomas said. “And then He made his mark at the Among this goals this year
I finally got that call, and PGA Championship, win- were to make the Tour
it just kind of sunk in. I was ning at Quail Hollow for Championship and Presi-
with my parents when I got his first major. His fifth vic- dents Cup team. He also
the call, so I was able to tory was at the TPC Bos- listed a half-dozen statisti-
kind of share the moment ton, where he outlasted cal goals involving putting,
with them a little bit.” Spieth on the back nine for scrambling, scoring aver-
Xander Schauffele, whose a three-shot victory. Spieth age and his consistency
two victories this season was his main challenger from tee-to-green.
included the Tour Cham- as PGA Tour player of the He listed the hard ones this
pionship, was voted the year. year as winning a major
rookie of the year. He be- Thomas writes down his and finishing in the top 10
came the fourth player in goals, and he keeps them at half his tournaments.
the last five years from the private until the season is Such was the year that
high school class of 2011 to over. He revealed them af- Thomas had a hard time
win rookie of the year. ter he had won the FedEx pinpointing a single shot
Thomas previously won the Cup. He nailed just about or moment. For sheer
PGA of America award as each one except for fin- achievement, he says the
player of the year, which is ishing in the top 10 at half In this Aug. 13, 2017, file photo, Justin Thomas poses with the 7-iron he hit over the water
based on points. of his PGA Tour events. He Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf to a front pin on the 71st
He was announced for missed that by one. tournament at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. hole of the PGA Champi-
the PGA Tour award a The next list of goals will be Associated Press onship. “Probably the best
few days before heading tougher, and it can wait. point, he said, he will talk to had to deal with resetting shot I’ve ever hit in my life
to Malaysia for the CIMB Thomas is playing the next Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods their goals and re-evaluat- under those circumstanc-
Classic, where it all started. two weeks in Asia (CIMB and perhaps even Spieth ing,” he said. es,” he said.For scoring, he
Thomas shot 64 in the final Classic and CJ Cup in on how to raise the bar. Thomas said he learned thought about the 3-wood
round for a three-shot vic- South Korea), followed by “Those are the only people long ago to break up two he hit from 310 yards to the
tory over Matsuyama. He the Hero World Challenge I know that have had such to four goals into three cat- elevated 18th green at Erin
swept the Hawaii swing, in the Bahamas the week success in one season mul- egories — ones he should Hills to 8 feet for an eagle
with a pronounced vic- after Thanksgiving. At some tiple times, and they’ve be able to achieve, one and a 63. q