PGA Tour: consistent Justin Thomas ready for WGC-FedEx St. Jude

Justin Thomas has been one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour this season. Can he win at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational?

Justin Thomas has had an amazing season already on the PGA Tour. He has a pair of wins, is the FedEx Cup points leader and is in contention for PGA Tour Player of the Year.

So why does this season feel like somewhat of a disappointment for Thomas? After all, he has made the cut in 10 of the 13 events that he has started. In those events, he has finished inside the top 25 all 10 times, has been in the top 10 on eight occasions and in the top three four different times.

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Thomas got his first win of the year at the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in October. He got his second win at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January.

Despite the two wins, it feels like Thomas could have won even more than he has.

For example, just two weeks ago at the Workday Charity Open, Thomas appeared to be on his way to his third win of the season and the 13th of his young PGA Tour career. He held a three-shot lead with just three holes to play in the event at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

However, Thomas faltered down the stretch and ended up in a tie with Collin Morikawa. In the ensuing playoff, Thomas lost to Morikawa, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

At the Waste Management Phoenix Open in February, Thomas was in the mix all week long. But when players like eventual champion Webb Simpson and eventual runner-up Tony Finau were shooting lights out scores on Friday and Saturday, Thomas settled for a 68-68 (compared to 63-64 for Simpson and 66-62 for Finau). Thomas was able to rally on Sunday with a 65, but he finished third.

All of that is to say that Thomas could very easily have three, if not four, wins on tour this season. Every time he tees it up, he’s in the mix. He has missed just three cuts and, when he makes the cut, he finishes inside the top 25, and usually inside the top 10.

This week is another chance for Thomas to show what he’s got against the world’s best. The Louisville, Kentucky, native is now third in the Official World Golf Rankings and would like nothing better than to show the field at TPC Southwind in Memphis who the best player in the world really is.

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It’s going to take a consistent effort on Thomas’ part. He has been victimized by one bad round in a couple of events this season, and that one round has been the difference between winning and losing (or not winning, in this case).

Look for Thomas to be in the mix all week, as he usually is. And if he wins, it certainly would not be a surprise.

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