Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. An already bad round for Justin Thomas ended with a nightmare on the 18th hole Thursday.
Thomas shot a 9 on the par-5 18th and finished with an opening round of 82 at The Open Championship. The two-time major winner entered the final hole of the first round already 7-over par, having just three-putted on the par-3 17th.
But nothing on the first 17 holes came close to what he did on 18. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Justin Thomas of the United States plays his shot from the bunker on the 18th hole during The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club July 20, 2023, in Hoylake, England. (Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A via Getty Images) His tee shot went out of bounds, so he was hitting three back from the tee box.
His fourth shot wound up in a greenside bunker, and this is where the real trouble started. He had no angle to get up and down, so he aimed off the green.