Tulsa, Oklahoma – Justin Thomas returned from seven strokes to win the 104th PGA Championship in the Southern Hills on Sunday, forcing the match into a three-hole playoff. Young professionals. In doing so, Thomas equalized his third major comeback after 54 holes in major championship history.
Thomas started his day under 2 and roared again with 67 under 3 in round 4, including 32 under 3 without a boogie in the back nine. He made the first and second playoff holes and equalized in the end, while Saladoris matched Purdy in the first hole (No. 13) but failed to catch the serve in the final two (No. 17-18).
Thomas’ seven-stroke comeback victory marked the biggest comeback of 54-holes to win a major championship since the 1999 Open. For the sixth time in history a golfer advanced to the finals and won a Major after trailing by seven strokes or more.
“It’s a weird day. I’m definitely off the list. I’m never shaken a ball on Sunday and won a match. That’s the first and man, I want it to be the last,” Thomas said. After his victory. “… at the beginning of the week, ‘Which lead is safe?’ I said, ‘No lead.’ This place is very difficult, but if you attack Fairways, you can create birds. I was patient, and I could not believe I was in the playoffs. “
Zalatoris, meanwhile, finished second in the Major One for the second time in his career (2021 Masters). This is his fifth first-eight end of his last seven major starts. He started the day from a three-stroke lead in T2 and recorded a 1-over 71 in round 4.
On Sunday the 27-year-old Chilean player started the field with a three-stroke advantage and shared the lead or kept following it to every hole. A birdie foot on the 17th, which gave Pereira a two-stroke lead, stopped a half-turn into the hole at the moment of a heart attack.
Pereira entered the 18th and 72nd holes of his match, making a stroke on the field to explode his drive into a creek to the right of the fairway. He eventually finished with a double bogey, not only delivering his potential win, but also opening the door for Thomas and Jalatoris to compete in the playoffs for the Skymaker.
In order, Thomas stood on a birdie foot in 18th place, which would have given him a 31-year-old under-4 field-best win in the ninth. He missed it and returned to par, while Zaladoris finished 18th, with Thomas leading the clubhouse below 5.
2022 PGA Championship Playoff
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Thomas |
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4 | -2 |
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Jaladoris |
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4 | -1 |
- Hole 1 (Part-5 13th): Thomas saw the tee off rough, but the clutch hit his third shot 6 feet from the hole for Birdie Putty. The Jalatoris Jedi seemed to be better at creating two in green, but the long eagle was forced to tap for the bird after sliding to the left.
- Hole 2 (para-4 17th): Thomas drove the green from the tea Spectacular fashion, Jalatoris fortunately landed just below a greenside bunker on the same attempt. Jalatoris missed a 12-foot puddle and returned to level, while JD quietly tapped his 56-pound eagle puddle within 4 feet for a bird and lead.
- Hole 3 (Part-4 18th): The two made it two in green, though Jaladoris’ approach collapsed through a ridge to push him further out of the hole. Jaladoris was knocked down by a pair, while Thomas knocked him down with a burr and a kick for the championship.
