AKRON, Ohio – There are always a few eye-popping drives produced at the 16th hole at Firestone Country Club, a beast of a par-5 that stretches to 667 yards and routinely plays as one of the longest holes of the season.
But even taking into account the fairway’s downhill slope, the drive Justin Thomas uncorked Friday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational garnered some attention.
Thomas rocketed his tee shot 413 yards – a mammoth blast made all the more impressive by the fact that the PGA Tour media guide lists him at all of 145 pounds.