LOS ANGELES – When Justin Thomas was playing junior golf, his father, Mike, would ask him at the end of each round: “How many?”
Mike Thomas wasn’t inquiring about birdies or putts. Instead, he wanted to know how many fairway woods his son had to hit for his approach shots into par 4s. That seems like a lifetime ago for Justin Thomas, who ranked 11th last season in driving distance on the PGA Tour with a 311.8-yard average.
Those memories came flooding back on Friday as Thomas endured blustery conditions and periodic downpours at the weather-delayed Genesis Open.