Justin Thomas slipped at the worst time on Friday afternoon.
Thomas, after missing the fairway with his tee shot at the 18th at TPC Sawgrass, then hit his approach shot into the water along the opposite side of the green. It was his only blemish on what was nearly a historic day.
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That left him with a bogey on the final hole, but Thomas still carded a 10-under 62 — which matched the course record and sent him flying up the leaderboard at the midway point of The Players Championship. Had he been able to simply par the last, the record would’ve been his.
“I didn’t know,” Thomas said of his mindset at the 18th with the record in sight. “I…
