Three weeks ago, as a close friend and Open Championship housemate, Justin Thomas swigged from the Claret Jug won by Jordan Spieth. US PGA Championship 2017: final round – as it happened Read moreOn a ferociously hot, gripping North Carolina afternoon Thomas prevailed by two, at eight under par. In 2013, a year after Spieth led the University of Texas to the college golf championship, Thomas did likewise for the University of Alabama. Still, it has taken until recent times for the 24-year-old Thomas to carry such form properly into the professional ranks. Before this major triumph he had won three times on the PGA Tour this season.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2017 23:38 UTC