Justin Thomas just can’t get it right at the U.S. Open.
One of golf’s most popular figures is having one of the better seasons of his career. Yet, when it comes to the majors, and the U.S. Open in particular, his struggles the past four years are reaching epic proportions.
This week at Oakmont, he simply could never get it going. He was already 6-over during Thursday’s first round before finally carding his first birdie. Then a crippling 4-putt on the third hole he played on Friday did him in for good.
It led to a 6-over 41 to start Friday’s round, from which he could never bounce back. It ended in a 110th-place finish and yet another missed cut at the U.S. Open, joining the likes of Justin Rose, Ludwig Aberg and the last two U.S. Open champs, Bryson DeChambeau and Wyndham Clark.
But it’s much worse than that when you dig deeper. Overall, during JT’s last 13 major starts, he’s placed in the Top 30 one time. That was a tie for 8th in last year’s PGA Championship at Valhalla, located in his hometown of Louisville.
Outside of getting to play a grand slam event in his backyard, Thomas has been downright terrible in the sport’s four biggest tournaments. He’s missed the cut in seven of his last 13 starts and 12 of his 36 major appearances over the course of his career.
And there’s no relief in sight, as he’s never finished in the Top 10 any of the nine times he’s played the British Open, which is a month away.
When asked about his continued struggles at U.S. Opens, he was noticeably despondent, but remarkably candid as well.
“It sucks,” Thomas said.
“I’m frustrated because I feel like I should be playing way better in majors, but I haven’t, so clearly I need to do something differently. It’s easy to be bummed or not too positive at the moment, but I’ve had a really solid year and played really well.”
Outside the majors, JT has been downright spectacular in 2025. He won the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head in April, has three 2nd-place showings and two other Top 10s on the season.
It was his first win since the 2022 PGA Championship.
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