US Open: Patrick Reed leads, Justin Thomas battles to stay in contention at Winged Foot
- Overnight leader has disastrous start to the second round at Winged Foot on Friday but battles back to third place
- ‘I’m proud of myself for how I hung in,’ the 27-year-old says as he chases down leader Patrick Reed
Justin Thomas said he was proud of the way he battled to stay in contention for a second major title after a late rally in the second round of the US Open on Friday helped offset a disastrous start.
Thomas, the overnight leader, was slow out of the blocks with bogeys at the 13th and 14th and two more at the 16th and 17th before a double bogey at the first.
But the world number three steadied the ship with a birdie at the third and seventh holes to card a three-over 73 that left him two strokes behind leader Patrick Reed.
“It’s just one of those days where things … some of the par putts could have gone in, or I could have chipped it a little bit closer,” Thomas, 27, said.
“Every single person in this tournament is going to go through a stretch where they get a bad run, especially here.