Justin Thomas shares what shocked him at The Masters which has never happened before

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Justin Thomas has endured an up-and-down 2024 thus far, and the American produced more of the same at The Open.

The two-time major winner was leading after the first 18 holes at Royal Troon but went on to card 45 on the first nine on Friday to play himself out of contention. However, the American did bounce back with his joint-best Open Championship round on Saturday.

Consistency and putting issues have been a real issue for the 31-year-old since the turn of the year, and Thomas even resorted to changing putters for the links stretch of the season.

Justin Thomas details Augusta National meltdown at The Masters

Thomas’ disastrous nine holes at Royal Troon isn’t the first time he’s seen a round drastically curtailed.

During the second round of the 2024 Masters, Thomas was at level par and well within the cut line; in fact, he was firmly in contention.

But seven dropped shots on Augusta’s last four holes cut short his week. Now, Thomas has shed light on his struggles in Georgia.

“I was honestly really proud of myself on the back nine on Friday [at The Open],” Thomas told the No Laying Up Podcast. “I had a terrible back nine last year at Augusta to miss the cut. I literally had a four-hole stretch at Augusta this year on Friday that took me from being in contention to missing the cut. I’ve never had that happen.”

Justin Thomas must resolve consistent issue within his game

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Thomas is capable of matching the game’s best players. When he’s on top form, there are very few who can match the same level of scoring.

But, when things get bad, the American seems to capitulate in fairly spectacular fashion. Clearly, his game is more than capable of competing, which seems to indicate a mental problem could well be at play.

His poor round at Royal Troon can be somewhat excused. Conditions on Scotland’s west coast were beyond bad, and some huge numbers were posted.

Yet Thomas will still be trying to figure out why he can’t put four good rounds together without having a meltdown. The sooner he finds the root of the problem, the quicker he will get back to being one of the game’s elite players.