Justin Thomas endured a turbulent Open Championship at Royal Troon, and the two-time major winner has explained why his close friend Jordan Spieth was making fun of him on Scotland’s west coast.
After producing an excellent first round in harsh conditions, the 31-year-old battled to make the cut after a disastrous opening to his round on Friday.
However, Thomas bounced back with his second-best front nine at The Open in the third round to play his way back into contention. The American eventually finished on a respectable six-over par.
Thomas has now shed light on why his close friend Spieth was mocking him at Royal Troon.
Jordan Spieth mocks Justin Thomas after what he told him at The Open
Aguri Iwasaki carded a disastrous 20-over 91 on Friday at The Open Championship, a round which included back-to-back nines.
Thomas now claims he would’ve beaten the Japanese star on the 18th if they had played together on Friday, much to the amusement of his close friend Spieth.
“It’s funny you said about Saturday [at The Open]. I told Jordan, and he was making fun of me,” Thomas told the No Laying Up Podcast.
“I don’t want to put the guy on blast. It’s more of a funny story, but I think the guy from Japan shot 52 on the back on Friday. I was curious. I looked at his scorecard, and he cooked me by six on the front.”
Thomas went on to reveal that he would’ve beaten Aguri on the 18th.
“I was like, I gotta look at the match play and see how it’s gone,” Thomas added. We went to 18 all square. I beat him one up on 18, and Jordan had a field day with that once he’d found that out.”
Justin Thomas needs to find consistency heading into the latter stages of the PGA Tour season
Thomas has admitted his inconsistency is costing him any chance of competing with the game’s elite players, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.
When he’s at his best, the two-time major winner is more than capable of challenging any in any event.
Unfortunately for Thomas, as demonstrated at The Open, his bad is well below the standard required.
The 31-year-old still has plenty to play for this season. Currently ranked 19th in the FedEx Cup standings, Thomas stands every chance of challenging for the Tour Championship at the end of August. The challenge right now seems to be putting four rounds together.
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