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UJustin Thomas

　　Ngomhla wesihlanu kwe-15 kuMatshi, eBeijing, umdlali waseMelika oneminyaka engama-27 uJustin Thomas wahambisa iphepha lempendulo eligqibeleleyo ngexesha elifanelekileyo, eshiya ngasemva unyaka onzima. NgeCawa, ixesha laseFlorida, waleqa imivumbo emi-3 ngasemva, kwaye ngokudlala ngokungqindilili, wanikezela imivumbo engama-68, imivumbo emi-4 ngezantsi, waphumelela umdlalo “Wesihlanu Omkhulu” wabadlali.

　　Amanqaku ka-Justin Thomas ajikeleze ama-4 ayengama-274 (71-71-64-68), eyayingaphantsi kwe-14, isuka kwizigidi ezili-15 zeedola zaseMelika kwimali yebhaso ukuya kwizigidi ezi-2.7 zeedola zaseMelika, amanye amanqaku eNdebe ye-FedEx engama-600 kunye nehlabathi ezingama-80 amanqaku. Waba ngumdlali wesine kwimbali yokuphumelela iGrand Slam, ubuNtshatsheli babaDlali, iNdebe yeFedEx kunye neNdebe yeHlabathi yeBhola eKhatywayo. Eyona nto ingcono lixesha lokuba enze oku.

　　Uthe ukusebenza kwakhe ukusuka kwi-tee ukuya kuhlaza kunokuthelekiswa naliphi na ixesha lomsebenzi wakhe. Ngokucacileyo uyakudinga oku ukubetha "ingwe emhlophe" uLee Westwood. Elokugqibela lalingenathamsanqa kwaye lagqitywa iimbaleki kwiveki yesibini elandelelanayo. U-Lee Westwood oneminyaka engama-47 wafunyanwa nguBryson DeChambeau e-Arnold Palmer Invitational kwiveki ephelileyo kwaye waphulukana ne-shot enye. Kumngxunya wokugqibela we-TPC Sawgrass, wabamba i-birdie eyi-15 yeenyawo, kodwa waphulukana nokudutyulwa kube kanye.

U-Lee Westwood wadubula i-72, imijikelo emine ye-275 (69-66-68-72), i-13 under-par, kwaye wafumana itsheki ye-1.635 yezigidi kwindawo yesibini.

　　Nangona uBryson DeChambeau waqalisa ukulwa ngokuchasene nemingxunya esithoba yokugqibela, kubandakanya ukhozi oluziinyawo ezili-11 kumngxunya we-16, kwakungonelanga. Wanikezela ngama-71, 276 (69-69-67-71), ali-12 ngaphantsi, akukho bogey ngemingxunya eli-12 yokugqibela, noBrian Harman (uBrian Harman) owanikezela ngama-69 kwimijikelo emibini elandelelanayo. Harman) uboshwe kwindawo yesithathu. Ngaphandle koku, ugcine indawo ephezulu kwimidlalo yeNdebe yeFedEx.

Inkwenkwezi yaseNgilani uPaul Casey wadubula i-70, i-American Talor Gooch (Talor Gooch) wadubula i-67, kwaye bobabini babeboshwe kwindawo yesihlanu nge-277, 11 phantsi komhlathana.

UJoan Ram waseSpain naye wangena kwishumi eliphezulu. Nokuba uneminyaka engama-73 kumjikelo wokugqibela, usabotshiwe ngolwesithoba, kodwa emva kwale veki, inqanaba lakhe lehlabathi liya kugqitywa nguJustin Thomas, owokugqibela. Isuswe kwindawo yesithathu yaya kwindawo yesibini.

Inombolo yehlabathi u-1 u-Dustin Johnson wayengekho fom kwiveki yonke, enama-287 (73-70-73-71), e-1 phantsi kwe-par, kunye ne-Jordan Spieth (75) kunye nabanye abadlali, bebotshelelwe kwindawo engama-48.

　　UJustin Thomas uqale kakubi kulo nyaka. Kwi-Sentinel Championship, waphoswa i-putt emfutshane kwaye wahlebeza intetho echasene nesini. Ngelishwa, esi sithuko siphantse sasivakala sathathwa yimakrofoni saza sathunyelwa nge-TV relay, ekhokelele ekubeni ngumxhasi wempahla ixesha elide uRalph Lauren (uRalph Lauren) akhethe ukusika kunye naye, kwaye omnye umxhasi uShang wamgweba esidlangalaleni. UJustin Thomas wayenethuba lokuphumelela iPhoenix Open, kodwa waziva iindaba zokusweleka kukatat'omkhulu ngaphambi kokuqala komjikelo wokugqibela.

　　Ewe igalufa sisifundo sosapho sikaThomas, kwaye utatomkhulu wakhe ungumqeqeshi. Ngokucacileyo uJustin Thomas wabethwa zezi ndaba, kwaye inqanaba likaPhoenix latyibilika laya kuthayi kangange-13, emva koko lasuswa kwi-Genesis Invitational. Kuze kube yile Cawa apho wayenomzuzu wokulwa kwi-TPC Sawgrass. Usebenze nzima konke ukubetha kwaye wenza intsebenzo entle.

　　UJustin Thomas uphumelele u-birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie kutshintsho, kuba amaxesha amabini otshintsho olude ukusuka kwiinyawo ezingama-50 oyise ngokupheleleyo u-Lee Westwood, enye yazo yenzekile kumngxunya we-16. Izahlulo ezintlanu. Wayibamba le ntaka ngokutyhala kabini, ngelixa umngxuma ongu-17 wesiqithi esiluhlaza wabeka iipars ezimbini.

　　Nangona kunjalo, uJustin Thomas usafuna umpu olungileyo ukuze akhuseleke. Ukujongana nesithintelo samanzi kwicala lasekhohlo lendlela elungileyo kumngxuma we-18, ngenkalipho wabetha ibhola, wayikhupha ibhola ukusuka ekunene ukuya ekhohlo, waqhushumba kwisithsaba sothotho lokuqala lwengca, kwaye wafika ngokukhuselekileyo kwi-fairway.

Uhlasele uluhlaza wayithumela ibhola kwisiketi esiluhlaza. Eli yayilixesha lokuqala ukuphoswa luhlaza ngemini yonke. Nangona kunjalo, nangayiphi na imeko, waphumelela ngokutyhala kabini kwaye waphumelela u-14 we-PGA Tour uloyiso lomsebenzi wakhe.

"Namhlanje ndisebenze nzima," utshilo uJustin Thomas. “Ukusuka kwi-tee ukuya kuluhlaza, le ingangowona mjikelo ubalaseleyo ebomini bam. Ndizibonile izinto eziphambeneyo kumabonwakude kwixa elidlulileyo, kwaye ndonwabe kakhulu kuba ndikwicala lasekunene. ”

　　Izinto eziphambeneyo kufuneka ukuba zenzekile namhlanje, kodwa zonke zenzeke kwakusasa. UBryson De Chambeau wayesandula ukuphumelela ubuntshatsheli eBay Hill. Wabetha intloko echetyiweyo nge-4 kumngxunya wesine. Ngenxa yoko, ibhola yabhabha kuphela malunga neeyadi ezili-140 emva koko yangena emanzini. Ukuqala kwitae engaphambili, bekukho malunga neeyadi ezingama-230 ukusuka kuluhlaza olukhuselwe ngumqobo wamanzi. Wayibetha ibhola ngentsimbi yesi-5, wabetha ikhama, wayithumela ngasekunene kohlaza malunga neeyadi ezingama-40.

“Mfo olungileyo! Andazi ukuba kwenzeke ntoni! ” wathi kumfana, "Andizange ndiyenze into enje ngaphambili."

　　UBryson DeChambeau uginye i-bogey ephindwe kabini, kodwa wadlala kakuhle kulo lonke ixesha kwaye wahlala kwitumente. Xa wadubula ukhozi kumngxunya we-16, wayesenalo ithuba. Wayephakathi kwesi-2 ngela xesha, kodwa xa uJustin Thomas wayecoca umngxunya we-17, ithemba lakhe lokuphumelela laphantse lanyamalala.

　　U-Lee Westwood wakhahlela emngxunyeni wesine kwaye kwafuneka abeke i-putt ye-8-foot ukugcina i-bogey. Ukongeza emngxunyeni wesibini, nge-5, wahlasela uluhlaza oluvela kwiinaliti zephayini, ibhola encinci yabetha amasebe amabini, emva koko yangena emanzini, yamenza ukuba abambe.

　　Kodwa akakude kwinkokeli. Ngapha koko, ngeenyawo ezi-8 ze-birdie putt kumngxuma we-14, waphinda wakhokela iqhina.

　　Ithuba lakhe lalikumngxunya we-16, umngxunya wesi-5 waqala ukunyamalala. Kudubulo lwesibini, wabetha umthi omkhulu wom-oki wawa entlabathini. Wabetha i-bunker phambi kohlaza kunye nokudubula kwakhe kwesithathu. Ngaphandle kokubamba i-birdie ukuya kwinqanaba likaJustin Thomas, oqale kwiqela elidlulileyo, uLee Westwood unokugcina kuphela, kwaye iziphumo zagcinwa emva kwempu enye.

　　Ngomngxuma we-17, isiNgesi sasine-birdie putt ende, saza sagqobhoza emngxunyeni oziimitha ezisi-7. Wajongana nesinye isitshixo nge-putt, kodwa wasiphosa.

　　UJustin Thomas usengaphandle komgca wokuphelisa emva kokugqiba imingxunya elithoba ngolwe-Sihlanu. Nangona kunjalo, wadubula i-64 ngoMgqibelo kwaye wangena kwitumente. Namhlanje uqale nge-7 ipars kwaye waxhoma kumngxunya wesibhozo ngokutyhala kathathu. Kodwa kumngxunya we-9, wabetha uluhlaza ngokudubula kabini kwaye wanyibilika ngeebhodi ezimbini ukusuka kwiinyawo ezingama-25. Ke emngxunyeni we-10, wadubula ukusuka kwiiyadi ezili-131 ukuya kwii-6 iinyawo ukubamba intaka. Kwindawo yeshumi elinanye, watyhala kwi-putt ye-20-yeenyawo kwi-par yesihlanu. Kwimeko yesi-12, wayeneminyaka engama-75 kuphela emva kokukhaba. Emva koko wabetha i-intshi ezili-12 waya emngxunyeni kwaye wabamba intaka efileyo ngokuchasene neqela elifanelekileyo lonyaka kwaye ekugqibeleni waphumelela.

　　Oku kugqibe isikhumbuzo sokuqala sokumiswa kwePGA Tour. UJustin Thomas ulilungu leKomiti yeeNgcebiso yaBadlali kwaye uthathe inxaxheba kwimidlalo eseqongeni yexesha lokuqalisa kwakhona. Kumsitho wokunikezelwa kwamabhaso, wema ecaleni kukaJay Monahan, umongameli wePGA Tour, ekufuneka onwabe kakhulu ukuba emva konyaka, ukhenketho lubuyile. KuJustin Thomas, ixesha eliqhelekileyo lokuchacha ziinyanga ezintathu. Ekugqibeleni waphuma kwimfesane yokulwa ubufanasini kunye nokusweleka kotatomkhulu wakhe.

(Eli nqaku livela kwiwebhusayithi esemthethweni yoMbutho weGalufa wase China kwaye yeyakho umbhali wokuqala.)