Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – One year removed from when a pandemic halted the world of sports and the PGA Tour at the 2020 Players, Justin Thomas finds himself the victor at arguably the toughest test in golf.  The 2021 Players Championship which is annually contested at TPC Sawgrass and the famous island green had no shortage of drama.  The par-3 17th saw a record-setting 35 balls (second most for one round) in the water in round one.

For the second week in a row, the Saturday leaderboard was led by 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Bryson DeChambeau and European Tour veteran Lee Westwood, among others.  Justin Thomas just barely made the cut by 2 shots, but managed to shoot a 64 and the lowest Saturday round to vault himself into a tie for 3rd heading into Sunday.

Sunday was packed with entertainment.  Lee Westwood had his chances but even with birdies on 16 and 18, wasn’t able to post anything better than an even par day.  Bryson DeChambeau doubled par-4 4th and even with an eagle on 16, was never able to catch Thomas.

Justin Thomas went birdie-eagle-birdie on 10-12 which pushed him up the leaderboard.   Despite his one bogey on 14, he managed to birdie the par-5 16th before making a couple of clutch 2-putts to secure the clubhouse lead and ultimately, the win.  This marks Justin’s 16th professional win but his first Players victory.

Next week, the PGA Tour heads down to PGA National for the Honda Classic.

Justin Thomas WITB:

Driver: Titleist TSi3 9.5° (Mitsubishi Diamana ZF)

3-wood: Titleist TS3 15° (Mitsubishi Tensei AV 85)

5-wood: Titleist TS3 18° (Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 Tour Spec X)

Irons: Titleist T100 4-iron; Titleist 620 MB, 5-9 (True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design Raw SM7 46° set to 47.5°, 52° set to 52.5°, 56° set to 57°; Titleist Vokey Design Raw SM6 60° set to 60.5° (True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Tour Issue) & (True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400)

Putter: Scotty Cameron X5.5 Tour Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

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Zack Buechner

Zack has been a contributor at Plugged In Golf since 2018. Zack has worked in healthcare for over 12 years and currently works from home in health care technology. His previous work experience includes stints in the NFL, NCAA D-1 athletics, and PGA Tour Champions. Zack lives in southern Connecticut with his wife Ashley and their 2 children (Beau (5) & Lunden (1)) and their dog. Although he only started playing golf after college, Zack is passionate for the game and the journey to getting better while regularly participating in state and national amateur events all across the northeast.

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