Justin Thomas had big plans. After winning THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES, South Korea’s first-regular-season PGA TOUR event, on Sunday, Thomas planned to fly home to South Florida, his hard-won 500 FedExCup points safely tucked away in the overhead bin. He planned to sleep on the flight, and if he woke up, maybe study the trophy and learn how to write his name in Korean. Once home, he planned to get reacquainted with his couch, the TV remote control, and blessed inertia. “I’m so excited to not do anything,â€� Thomas said after outlasting Marc Leishman with a two-putt birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, the par-5 18th, where Leishman hit into the water going for the green in two. “I officially have nothing left in the tank at this moment.â€� Thomas picked up his seventh TOUR win, three of which have come in Asia. He shot a 9-under 63 in the first round, then played even-par golf from there in cool temperatures and high winds. His final round included a double-bogey at the par-5 third hole (“I just kept telling myself it was a bad golf swingâ€�) and a bogey at the par-3 17th. He birdied the 18th to force extra holes. Leishman was left to rue not making birdie on the first hole of the playoff. “You give one of the best players in the world a chance like that, he’s probably going to take it,â€� he said. If Thomas is excited “to not do anything,â€� that’s because he has done seemingly everything over the last 10 weeks. He has won (deep breath) the PGA Championship in Charlotte, N.C.; the Dell Technologies Championship in Boston; the FedExCup, thanks to his runner-up finish to Xander Schauffele at the TOUR Championship in Atlanta; the Presidents Cup in Jersey City, N.J., where he went 3-1-1; Player of the Year honors; and now THE CJ CUP. “Nothing like a late night golf sweat!â€� Smylie Kaufman tweeted, congratulating his spring break buddy Thomas. “You should keep playing golf Jt you are sneaky good at it.â€� Thomas will rise to a career-high third in the Official World Golf Ranking, behind only No. 1 Dustin Johnson and No. 2 Jordan Spieth. American golf has seldom been stronger, and there can be no doubting the identity of the hottest golfer on the planet: Thomas. His vast accomplishments (seven wins, one major, one FedExCup) are piling up like the national debt clock, inching him ever closer to Class of 2011 valedictorian Spieth (11 wins, three majors, one FedExCup). Last season Thomas became just the fourth player, after Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Spieth, to win five times, including a major, in a single season before the age of 25. That’s quite a list. Now consider that Spieth followed up his banner year with a quick victory in just his second start of the 2015-’16 season, at the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, and Thomas’ latest triumph comes in just his second start of the 2017-’18 season. See any parallels? A reality check reminds us that this was a 78-player field, and Thomas was the highest ranked among them. Johnson and Spieth were taking time off, their recent Twitter updates covering the gamut from paddle-boarding to charity golf to a college football game coin flip. Still, Leishman had won the recent BMW Championship and was coming off his best season, while the talented Cameron Smith (70, 8 under, one back) was seeking his first individual TOUR win. Anirban Lahiri was threatening, too, but went 4 over par for his last five holes (74, T5). In contrast to the steamy weather at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia the week before, Sunday’s high at Jeju Island was 63, and the wind reached 25 mph. Thomas hit a 377-yard drive at the 10th hole, and his 94-yard flip wedge nestled to a foot for a tap-in birdie. His 72 looked even better considering just one of the top 18 finishers (Pat Perez, 68, T5) broke 70. “The wind is so strong,â€� Thomas said, “and because of all the trees, it bounces around and swirls so much. Really the hardest thing, that people don’t understand, is putting. The gusts, when the wind picks up, when it dies, it literally makes a difference if you can make a putt or not.â€� Playing his ninth tournament in 11 weeks and admittedly bone-tired, Thomas credited his patience, the virtue he often points to when asked to explain his run. Nicklaus and Woods had it, Spieth learned from their examples, and now it’s Thomas’ turn. If you missed the exciting finish, going to bed Saturday night only to wake up and check THE CJ CUP results early Sunday, then Thomas’ sixth win in just over a year was the least surprising result. The great ones find a way.
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Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Steve Stricker | +350 |
Steven Alker | +750 |
Padraig Harrington | +900 |
Stewart Cink | +900 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +1600 |
Stephen Ames | +1600 |
Jerry Kelly | +1800 |
Ernie Els | +2000 |
David Toms | +2500 |
KJ Choi | +2800 |
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Cognizant Founders Cup | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Nelly Korda | +350 |
Atthaya Thitikul | +1400 |
Brooke Henderson | +1600 |
Jin Young Ko | +1800 |
Hae Ran Ryu | +2000 |
Nasa Hataoka | +2500 |
Sei Young Kim | +2500 |
Hannah Green | +3000 |
Lydia Ko | +3000 |
Hye Jin Choi | +3300 |
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Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +750 |
Win PGA Championship & US Open | +1400 |
Win US Open & The Open | +1800 |
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Wells Fargo Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | +700 |
Xander Schauffele | +900 |
Wyndham Clark | +1200 |
Patrick Cantlay | +1600 |
Max Homa | +1800 |
Collin Morikawa | +2200 |
Cameron Young | +2500 |
Justin Thomas | +2500 |
Sahith Theegala | +2500 |
Tommy Fleetwood | +2500 |
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Tournament Match-Up – A. Bhatia vs S. Lowry | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Akshay Bhatia | -115 |
Shane Lowry | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – P. Cantlay vs C. Morikawa | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay | -145 |
Collin Morikawa | +110 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Conners vs S. Jaeger | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners | -115 |
Stephan Jaeger | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Finau vs J. Day | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jason Day | -115 |
Tony Finau | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – M. Fitzpatrick vs J. Thomas | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Thomas | -115 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – T. Fleetwood vs M. Homa | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Max Homa | -130 |
Tommy Fleetwood | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – R. Henley vs B. Harman | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Brian Harman | -115 |
Russell Henley | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – V. Hovland vs S. Theegala | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sahith Theegala | -115 |
Viktor Hovland | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – S. Im vs B. An | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | -115 |
Sungjae Im | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – C. Kirk vs B. Horschel | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Billy Horschel | -115 |
Chris Kirk | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – H. Matsuyama vs C. Young | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Young | -130 |
Hideki Matsuyama | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – W. Clark vs R. McIlroy | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | -165 |
Wyndham Clark | +125 |
Tournament Match-Up – A. Noren vs S. Burns | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | -120 |
Sam Burns | -110 |
Tournament Match-Up – A. Scott vs C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Scott | -130 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +100 |
Tournament Match-Up – J. Spieth vs S. Kim | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Jordan Spieth | -115 |
Si Woo Kim | -115 |
Tournament Match-Up – S. Straka vs T. Hoge | |
Type: Tournament Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Sepp Straka | -115 |
Tom Hoge | -115 |
PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Brooks Koepka | +1600 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy – RBC Canadian Open Winner | +1000 |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +1200 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +50000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |