FORT WORTH, Texas – Justin Thomas opened his week at Colonial Country Club by insisting he was squarely focused on adding another trophy to his case, even if the Charles Schwab Challenge kicked off just days after he won the PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club.
The scorecard implies Thomas might have lost that focus just a tad.
On a sweltering Texas day, the 15-time PGA Tour champ broke down soon after escaping the Horrible Horseshoe — the three-hole stretch on the front nine that often gives players fits. Instead, it was Nos. 7, 8 and 9 that proved the downfall for Thomas, as his bogey-bogey-triple run essentially clinched a weekend off.
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Thomas wasn’t the only big name to struggle in the week after the major.
While Scottie Scheffler, Beau Hossler and Scott Stallings led the way at 9 under, here is a look at some of the other big names who were sent packing after failing to fall on the right side of the plus-1 cutline:
