PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla — Justin Thomas was willing to cut himself some slack. He went nearly six months without a competitive round and was taking things slowly after November back surgery.
Still, a couple of 79s last week at Bay Hill didn’t sit well. Finishing dead last at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, 14 over par and missing the cut by 12 shots in a performance he called “humiliating,” was not exactly what he envisioned, even if he expected some rough patches as he sought to regain his game.
