All-time ranking: Who moved up in 2020?

Justin Thomas, +4.36

Admit it, you expected Thomas to be higher on the all-time ranking. Despite a solid 2020 Major season that included a tie for eighth at the U.S. Open and solo fourth at the Masters, Thomas concludes 2020 with a career rating of only +4.36. That’s 112th all-time.

Thomas’ problem, one he avoided this year, has been a troubling tendency to take a pratfall. He missed the cut at the 2019 U.S. Open, and the 2017 and 2018 British Opens. As a consequence, he began 2020 ranked only 117th all time.

Even so he did climb five spots on the all-time ranking this year, passing Johnny Farrell, Tom Weiskopf, Bill Rogers, Willie Auchterlonie and Lee Trevino.

At 27 and in his career prime, Thomas ought to be accelerating his ascent on the career list. To do that, he needs to put that troubling missed cut habit further in his rear view mirror and then come through with another Major title or two.

For all his reputation, Thomas’ showing in the Tour’s flagship events hasn’t been all that great. For the 18 Majors played since Thomas joined the Tour full-time in 2016, that Masters fourth is his only top five finish other than his victory at the 2017 PGA.

Offsetting those two are three missed cuts and five other finishes outside the top 25.

In his last 10 Majors, Thomas’ average finish is 15th with two missed cuts.