Calif. (AP) — Justin Thomas committed to a driver change, tinkered a little with his swing and got immediate results with a 5-under 67 that left him four strokes off the pace Friday in the Fortinet Championship.
One of four U.S. Ryder Cup team members at Silverado Resort, Thomas feels much better about his game than he did a short time ago.
Two-time defending champion Max Homa, also on the Ryder Cup team, had a 66 to match Thomas at 8 under.
U.S. captain Zach Ryder (74) and co-captain Stewart Cink (72) were tied at 1-under 143 and missed the cut in the final tune-up to the Ryder Cup in two weeks.
“If I drive it like I did today, I’ll use it for the rest of my career,” Thomas joked.
Persons:
— Justin Thomas, Thomas, Kim, Sahith Theegala, Sangmoon Bae, Eric Cole, Max Homa, Zach Ryder, Stewart Cink, he’s, ” Thomas, we’re, “, ” Theegala, That’s, Theegala, ”
Organizations:
FedEx, Ryder, Silverado, Ryder Cup, U.S, birdies
Locations:
NAPA, Calif, Napa ., Napa, year’s