There have been a lot of hole-outs this week at Valhalla Golf Club. But, with respect to Scottie Scheffler’s eagle at the par-4 first on Thursday, Justin Thomas might have authored the best one.
The Kentucky native gave the locals a reason to celebrate when he birdied No. 14 on Saturday at the PGA Championship. This, however, wasn’t your garden variety chip-in. On the 256-yard par-3, Thomas hit his tee shot left, onto the top of a hill and into the long, wispy grass.
Thomas then did this:
The birdie, on the heels of a bogey at the 12th, got the two-time PGA champion back to 9 under par. He finished his day with a more routine birdie at the par-5 18th — two putts from 11 feet — to shoot 67 and reach 10 under. He was five off the lead, at the time.