Justin Thomas never faced a serious challenge on Sunday, and he cruised to his third win of the season at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Here's the lowdown from the finale at Firestone.Leaderboard: Justin Thomas (-15), Kyle Stanley (-11), Thorbjrn Olesen (-10), Dustin Johnson (-10), Brooks Koepka (-9)What it means: Thomas was never really in any danger of losing the title on Sunday as most of his closest pursuers didn't put up a fight. Thomas only needed two birdies and a bogey to easily win his first WGC title and his ninth career PGA Tour title. It was also his eighth title in the last two seasons, putting him one ahead of Dustin Johnson for the most titles in that span. Thomas joined an elite group of four players who in the last 30 years have won nine or more PGA Tour titles before age 26 - Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy. Thomas' big week came at a great time, too, as he is set to defend the PGA Championship next week at Bellerive. Round of the day: A week after winning the Canadian Open, Johnson made a putter switch over the weekend to shoot 66-64 for a T-3 finish. Johnson shot a 6-under 29 on the front, but he couldn't keep his momentum going on an even-par back nine. Thorbjrn Olesen joined Johnson in third place after also shooting a 64. Olesen likely locked up a spot on the European Ryder Cup team. Best of the rest: Aaron Wise ended a long stretch of poor play with a 67-67 weekend and a T-6 finish. Before this week, Wise had missed five straight cuts since winning the Byron Nelson.Biggest disappointment: Anyone who started the day with a chance to catch Thomas. Just like at the Masters, Rory McIlroy played poorly in the final pairing. He quickly fell out of contention with a 2-over front nine and finished T-6 after a 3-over 73. Ian Poulter shot a 4-over 74. Jason Day made a brief run, but he played the last six holes in 5 over par to finish T- 10.Shot of the day: Thomas got out of trouble on No. 1 with this incredible shot from a fairway bunker:
Tree trails JT saved par from here. pic.twitter.com/jZWfKj1xC9— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 5, 2018
Justin Thomas never faced a serious challenge on Sunday, and he cruised to his third win of the season at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Here's the lowdown from the finale at Firestone.
Thomas cruises to first WGC title at Firestone finale
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It's the 25-year-old's ninth PGA Tour victory and first World Golf Championships title. Thomas Cruises to Four-Shot Victory in Finale at Firestone Victory in Finale at Firestone
Justin Thomas cruises to his third win this year, and first
Thomas cruises to first WGC title at Firestone finale
Thomas cruises to WGC Bridgestone title. overnight leader Thomas stayed steady at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, producing two birdies and one bogey and finishing with a 15-under par
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Justin Thomas finishes first in Firestone's WGC finale with a 1-under 69 to win the Bridgestone Invitational for his third PGA Tour title this season. resident Kevin Na cruises to 4-shot
Thomas cruises to WGC Bridgestone title | Sport24
Justin Thomas cruises to his third win this year, and first WGC victory at Firestone. where he'll be defending his title. A victory would make him the first player to win the event in back-to
Justin Thomas finishes first in Firestone's WGC finale | Las
Justin Thomas never faced a serious challenge on Sunday, and he cruised to his third win of the season at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Here's the lowdown from the finale at Firestone
Thomas cruises to first WGC title at Firestone finale
He is an eight-time winner at the WGC-Bridgestone, including the first three ever held, and contended at The Open Championship at Carnoustie in his last start. Tiger Woods reacts to his tee shot on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone CC in Akron, Ohio.
Thomas Cruises to Four-Shot Victory in Finale at Firestone
What it means: Thomas was never really in any danger of losing the title on Sunday as most of his closest pursuers didn't put up a fight. Thomas only needed two birdies and a bogey to easily win his first WGC title and his ninth career PGA Tour title.
Thomas cruises to victory in Bridgestone finale | Golf Grinder
Thomas cruises to victory in Bridgestone finale August 6th, 2018 / Nigel Yeoman Justin Thomas has won his third PGA Tour title of the season and his first WGC trophy on Sunday following a four-shot victory at the Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio.
Thomas Cruises to Blowout Win at WGC-Bridgestone Finale
Winning the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday had put Justin Thomas in a "great place mentally", with the timing perfect as he gears up to defend the PGA Championship title.
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