The first round of the long-awaited Open Championship finally started this morning and from the initial round, it has shown the players that it is not an easy job to attain victory at Liverpool this year.
Among the first to fall to the tough challenges of Hoylake is Justin Thomas. After delivering a disastrous shot in the first round only, Thomas made himself the target of vile public criticism.
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Justin Thomas delivers a blunder shot at the first round of the British Open
Justin Thomas’s luck has been betraying him lately. His performance in the tournaments this season is up for debate. Last week he finished on T60 at the Genesis Scottish Open. Before that, he failed to make the cut in Rocket Mortgage Classic, Memorial Tournament, the Master’s Tournament, and the US Open. And after his disappointing performances at the two major events of this season, fans were hoping for something different at the Open Championship but it looks like luck is not on his side.
Thursday morning brought the first round of the British Open and Thomas has already off to a rough start there. Liverpool is filled with some nasty bunkers and Justin’s attempt to make a shot over them went awfully wrong. A video of the blunder shot was shared by NUCLR GOLF on Twitter.
☠️ Justin Thomas…
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 20, 2023
It was the first hole of the championship and as one can see Thomas was chipping from the opposite side of the bunker. The distance to the hole was not much but still he somehow completely missed the shot and the ball ended up hitting the edge of the bunker and went into it. After the video surfaced, fans are not at all happy with Thomas who expects a much better performance from the two-time PGA champion.
Thomas gets flak from the golf community after a terrible shot at the Open Championship.
Fans have filled comments with their reaction to how bad the shot was. And what makes it worse is that he is in the featured groups and his shot will get national coverage.
One fan wrote that it was a bad shot.
Yikes that was bad
— GOLF n’ JOKES (@golfnjokes) July 20, 2023
One of the cons of being in featured groups
He is so damn bad. Bro is on featured groups 💀💀💀💀💀💀
— Samuel Picker (@SamuelPicker) July 20, 2023
For this guy, it was the worst shot at any major championship
I love JT. But that may be the worst shot I’ve seen in a major championship this year. That was beyond ugly.
— Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus (@psumule) July 20, 2023
This fan has kept his eye on his deteriorating performances of Justin this year:
Pretty much sums up his year
— Rocky ⚡️ (@rkywld) July 20, 2023
Picking up right where he's been playing all year.
— Kyle Tompkins (@KyleTompkins12) July 20, 2023
A cinematic situation:
Space Jam situation where his powers have clearly been taken this year
— Corey Wolfenbarger (@coreywolfen) July 20, 2023
This guy believes that Thomas can’t win like this
Not sure he has the game to win an open.
— Forget Corporate (@ForgetCorporate) July 20, 2023
Brutal honesty from this fan
I mean, horrible shot selection. Even worse execution. You play those kind of margins, you deserve what you get.
— John Pretz (@pretzjohn2) July 20, 2023
This guy used this chance to roast Thomas.
Guess we won’t be seeing his Saturday/Sunday outfits yet again
— Tony Clips (🏆) (@TonyClips33) July 20, 2023
Thomas has previously tried his luck at the Open Championship but never came close to victory, though he has tasted victory at another major, PGA Championship, twice. And with his performance a win at the event looks like a tough nut to crack for Justin.
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