Golf Channel · Sep 29, 2018
JT, Spieth hope late point swings momentum
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth know all too well the power of the final point in a session.
They watched it swing the momentum of the Ryder Cup on Friday.
That’s when Tommy Fleetwood ran in a series of clutch putts to power the Europeans to their lone point in morning fourballs, then he and his teammates not only erased the deficit but took a 5-3 lead after a rare session sweep.
Twenty-four hours later, Thomas and Spieth are hoping their late rally has a similar effect after the U.S. team was nearly shut out.
Thomas birdied the 14th, 16th and 17th holes to escape with a 2-and-1 victory and keep alive the Americans’ slim hopes.