Justin Thomas was hit with a penalty with a blow while led the RBC legacy.
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The important weekend of Justin Thomas in RBC Heritage It came down to an unbearable start Saturday in Harbour Town Golf Links.
Thomas, who has not won since the PGA 2022 championship, entered the third round with a two -stroke lead to Woo Kim and Russell Henley.
In the second par-5 hold, Thomas rode in the waste in the waste area below the left side. As he moved some loose obstacles around his ball, Thomas’s golf ball moved a little, which led him to call an official of the rules.
The official confirmed that Thomas was in a waste area and not a bunker, which means he is allowed to move loose obstacles around his ball. However, the official noted that if Thomas caused his ball to move, he would be hit with a penalty with a blow.
“My ball moved down a fraction because there are only a few things about it, and I was moving rocks,” Thomas told the official.
“Do you feel like you caused it to move?” the official asked.
“I would think so. I mean, I would assume,” Thomas replied.
“What we will do is we will try to replace where it was,” the official said. “Then we will watch some video footage if we can.”
Thomas caught the hole, but it became a prere when PGA Tour delivered the penalty with a blow.
This is the first time Thomas has led to the weekend since the opening of 2022 farmers.
Twice winner of the PGA Championship Almost cut his drought In last month’s Valsspar championship, but Victor Hovland skipped it in extension to extend the belt without a win.
Thomas won 15 times from 2015-2022 but is still looking for victory No. 16.
“I want to win so badly,” Thomas said Friday. “I’m sick of the question. I almost feel like I’m some kind of past at the point where fortunately you’ve all stopped asking me, which is beautiful, but I would also prefer to take it with it. I think it’s just something I feel like doing so for a few years, I just allow tournaments to come to me. Trying really believing and being commanded in what I am doing.
“I have a lot of confidence and confidence in what I can do. So I just have to let it happen.”
