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Why is Justin Thomas so mediocre at The Masters?

Posted on 4/10/26 at 2:30 pm
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
Birmingham, AL
Member since Nov 2015
51557 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 2:30 pm
Seems like he is never even on the fringe of being in contention at Augusta.
Posted by RollTide33
Member since Sep 2019
4501 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 2:39 pm to
His finishes at the Masters are 39, 22, 17,12, 4, 8, Cut, Cut, and 36. So he's been in contention several years. The last 3 years have been rough though but that's been true for him in general. Hopefully his off-season surgery gets him back on track. He played really well at the Player's Championship.
Posted by Bamadog75
Alabama
Member since Mar 2017
1742 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 2:48 pm to
Because JT is very inconsistent with his driver, he is one of the lowest percentage of fairways hit on the pga . He is very good if not great with his short game but if your scrambling every hole in the masters you will never be at the top of the leaderboard.

He is getting better at putting but has some headscratching 3 puts sometimes. He is a great player and I hope he gets a green jacket one day but Augusta doesn't fit his game very well.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
39877 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 3:02 pm to
Because JT is either on fire or very average on any given weekend. The odds of him putting it together at Augusta National just aren't great. I feel like he hasn't been a week in/week out consistently good golfer in quite some time. He's like a guy in the bigs that will hit 25-30 homers but he bats .200 and leads the league in strikeouts.

At his peak he's still a top 5-10 player in the world, he just doesn't play at his peak very often anymore
Posted by mrbroker
Sylacauga Alabama
Member since Jul 2011
17995 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 3:06 pm to
Isnt he part of SCOTUS? Give him a break as he is busy
Posted by crimsontater
Trenton GA
Member since Dec 2009
4018 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 4:34 pm to
for me, the biggest head scratchers on tour are JT and jordan spieth.
Posted by tideohio
Columbus, OH
Member since Dec 2015
318 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 5:04 pm to
Don't roast me but his career has gone downhill since marriage. Nothing wrong with the more important things in life but time is spent better elsewhere.
Posted by RollTide33
Member since Sep 2019
4501 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 5:19 pm to
quote:

Nothing wrong with the more important things in life but time is spent better elsewhere.


He won $731,250 coming in 10th in the Player's Championship last month. He won 3.6 million for winning the RBC Heritage last April. I'm sure his wife thinks his time is being spent just fine.
Posted by KingOfTheWorld
South of heaven, west of hell
Member since Oct 2018
7638 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 7:53 pm to
The saying is there are “Horses for Courses.” Sometimes a course just doesn’t fit your game, your swing or your eye. Lee Trevino didn’t like or play well at Augusta National and he’s a 6-time major winner and aHall of Famer. That was probably partly due to his Tex-Mex blue collar background vs Augusta’s high brow exclusivity, but also the course didn’t fit his game.

I’m not equating Justin and Lee, just saying there are numerous examples of players who just couldn’t win on some courses.

He made the cut, barely. Let’s see what he does on the weekend.
Posted by ChauvinisticPigAttit
Member since Mar 2026
317 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 8:19 pm to
I mean, he and Spieth both have been pretty inconsistent since starting their pro careers hot. I think JT is on his third caddie since since 2021. Granted one is a fill-in but it's hard to find consistency doing that.

JT is a momentum golfer anyways.
Posted by SECSolomonGrundy
Slaughter Swamp
Member since Jun 2012
18269 posts
Posted on 4/10/26 at 8:42 pm to
He has made the cut 9/11 times. Best finish is 4th.

That is pretty good. It's an elite field every year and its a course where you have to get some good breaks to win.

Mediocre is a little harsh.
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