JUSTIN THOMAS CLAIMS THE CJ CUP IN PLAY-OFF

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Reigning FedEx Cup champion and PGA Tour Player of the Year, Justin Thomas once again got his season off to a hot start, winning in his second start at the inaugural edition of The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges. Thomas narrowly missed an eagle putt on the 72nd hole to win, but earned his way into a playoff with Australian, Marc Leishman. After halving with pars on the 18th due to wayward drives, Thomas made a stress-free birdie to win in the first playoff of his PGA Tour career. The win, which brings his career total to seven, didn't come easy, as strong winds whipped Jeju Island, Korea all weekend. Thomas' win comes at the age of 24 years, 5 months and 29 days.
 
Thomas earned 500 FedEx Cup points, which moves him to third in the standings behind Pat Perez and Brendan Steele. Thomas held the first-round lead by three after a 63 on the first day. His latest win makes him three for four in converting first-round leads to victory. For comparison, only eight of 46 first-round leaders went on to win last season (twice by Thomas, at the CIMB Classic and the Sony Open in Hawaii).

Leishman shot a final-round 70 and lost to Justin Thomas on the second extra hole. The playoff loss moves Leishman's playoff record to 0-2, having previously lost to Zach Johnson (along with Louis Oosthuizen) in a four-hole playoff at The Old Course at St. Andrews in the 2015 Open Championship. Cameron Smith, who last week opened and closed the CIMB Classic with 8-under 64 on his way to a T5 finish, shot a Sunday 70 to finish in third place, his best finish since he won the 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. South Korean, Whee Kim finished fourth, and India's Anirban Lahiri struggled on the last day down the stretch with a bogey and a double on the back nine, and finished T5.

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