Same state, different result. Just five days after they were deadlocked in a Sunday sudden-death playoff at the Tournament of Champions, Justin Thomas and Patrick Reed tied again, each shooting 3 over for two days to miss the cut at the Sony Open.
“I played like crap, so I deserve to have a weekend off,” Thomas said after his round. The thing is, neither Thomas nor Reed is used to many weekends off. Thomas, who had entered the week as the heavy tournament favorite, hadn’t missed a cut since last year’s U.S. Open. In his 12 starts since, Thomas had notched three wins and 10 top-12s, including the victory last Sunday night.
But at Waialae he struggled around the greens, losing over three strokes putting to the field during the second round alone. Still, Thomas said he has no long-term concerns. “No, none at all. I’m playing great. Playing plenty good enough to still be winning this week. Probably was a little exhausted from last week, which is good thing.” A good thing, indeed. Wins are worth it.
