Justin Thomas has actually been a design of performance and consistency through three days of the 2020 Workday Charity Open. He leads at 15 under after 54 holes of bogey-free golf in which he has sculpted up Muirfield Village in basically every method possible.
Thomas has most likely the finest all-around game on the PGA Tour, and all of it was on screen on Saturday when he shot a 6-under 66 to take control of Collin Morikawas two-day lead and take control of a competition that might end up being the 13th success of his profession. Lets take a better take a look at his round and whats in shop for Sunday as J.T. leads the pack into Round 4.
Justin Thomas (-16)– J.T. bent a shot into the par-5 15th hole on Saturday from 253 backyards out that looked like it was going off the residential or commercial property based on how it came off the club. Thomas went on to make birdie on that 15th hole, one of the 16 hes made so far this week. And as unsurpassable as Morikawa looked on the first two days, J.T. just kept his head down, kept doing his thing and let Morikawa come back to him.
2. Viktor Hovland (-14 ) — For the second straight day, Hovland had an eagle putt at the par-4 14th. He drove the green in Round 3 with a 3-wood (it was a motorist in Round 2) and made an easy birdie, among eight on the day for him. The frightening part here is that he hasnt putted it at all yet. Hovland is crushing– as he generally does– from tee to green (hes most likely a top-three chauffeur of the ball worldwide), and the short video game looks much improved. Im thrilled to see what we get from him on Sunday, specifically with J.T. in the same group therefore much at stake.
Through 44 holes he d got nearly 15 strokes on the field– a ridiculous number– however the trouble started at the par-4 9th hole where he missed out on a 4-foot putt and made his very first bogey of the day. 2 more followed over the next 3 holes as J.T. lapped him. Morikawa uncharacteristically struggled with his iron play, which likely wont happen 2 days in a row.
5. Sam Burns and T5. Ian Poulter, Rory Sabbatini (-10)– Poulter is first in the field this week in putting, which is most likely unsustainable in the long term, however its provided him a terrific 54-hole start to the week and put him in position for another good surface. Hell need something sizzling to capture Thomas, Morikawa or Hovland, but its still been a truly excellent showing so far.
T8. Gary Woodland (-9)– Woodland changed drivers today, and its working. Hes third in driving and in the leading 10 on the leaderboard. His game is so completely matched for a place like Muirfield Village provided his capability to hit a lot of various kinds of shots. I like enjoying him work the ball, and when the putter is hot like it remained in the 3rd and 2nd rounds (leading 10 on both days), hell practically constantly be on the leaderboard..
Rickie Fowler, Chase Seiffert, Hideki Matsuyama, MJ Daffue (-9)– Fowler has actually gotten 3 strokes better every day. Throw in his 69-67 on the weekend at the Detroit Golf Club last week, and all of a sudden his game is pointed in the best instructions. Even more encouraging is the truth that hes in the leading 15 from tee to green this week in a field thats much better than last weeks field at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
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And as unsurpassable as Morikawa looked on the very first 2 days, J.T. simply kept his head down, kept doing his thing and let Morikawa come back to him. He drove the green in Round 3 with a 3-wood (it was a chauffeur in Round 2) and made a simple birdie, one of eight on the day for him. Through 44 holes he d gained nearly 15 strokes on the field– an absurd number– however the difficulty began at the par-4 9th hole where he missed out on a 4-foot putt and made his first bogey of the day. Morikawa uncharacteristically had a hard time with his iron play, which likely wont happen two days in a row. Rickie Fowler, Chase Seiffert, Hideki Matsuyama, MJ Daffue (-9)– Fowler has actually gotten three strokes better every day.
