Justin Thomas In Grave Danger of Meeting Jordan Spieth’s Cruel Fate as Castle Pines Shows Its Claws

The Castle Pines Golf Club has been the biggest test for the field of top 50 PGA Tour pros at the BMW Championship. With its high altitude, and windy nature, even golfers like Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy lost their cool on the Denver greens. And now it seems Justin Thomas might meet an unfortunate fate at the second tournament of the FedExCup playoffs.

The 2-time major winner stands at 46th after the two rounds concluded at Castle Pines GC, as he shot 4 over 148. According to Data Golf, if the BMW Championship ends as it stands, meaning that if by the final day, Thomas’s performance doesn’t improve and he finishes outside of the top 30, he won’t be able to play the TOUR Championship. It will be similar to how Jordan Spieth missed out on two season-ending events after he finished T68 at the St. Jude Championship.

Notably, Thomas was 23rd on the FedExCup standings when the BMW Championship started, but with his grim form, he may be in a much more precarious position in the next 36 holes and miss out on the lucrative prize purse.

Justin Thomas started the week 23rd in points (98.5% to advance), but if the tournament finished as it currently stands he'd be 31st (90% to advance).

Current bubble: pic.twitter.com/kNuQHyNH6J

— data golf (@DataGolf) August 23, 2024