Justin Thomas' struggles laid bare as star opens up on 'least succesful year'
Justin Thomas has opened up on his 'least successful year' to date on the PGA Tour, after revealing he completed just one of his nine personal goals.
Thomas endured an uncharacteristic campaign in 2023, losing his spot in the top 10 on the Official World Golf Rankings. The American star kicked off the year ranked eighth in the list, but will head into 2024 almost 20 places worse off in 27th.
Thomas took to social media on Wednesday to discuss his campaign with his 1.6 million Instagram followers, and whilst he laid bare his struggles, the American was able to see the funny side of his lack of goal reaching.
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"Well… at least I got one check mark!" Thomas wrote. I’ve always been a goal setter, but also have enjoyed being candid about sharing them at seasons end. In 23’ I went with less stat oriented goals, more accomplishment based, with the thought of the “practicing” I did would accomplish the stats I wanted which would produce these hopeful outcomes.
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"Everybody is different in their goal setting. I’ve always been one to set the bar high to try and work toward them and achieve them. While 2023 was my least successful year on @pgatour, it provided my best opportunity for learning experiences and areas to grow. I’m thankful to have an amazing team around me who works their tails off to continue to work hard to win tournaments and improve.
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"We saw LOTS of positives and great things these last few months, and am excited for a few weeks off with family and friends to relax. 2024 will be season 10 (wtf!?!?!?) for me on Tour, and I’m still looking to just get 1% better each day…"
Included in Thomas' failed goals were reaching world the No. 1 spot, winning three times, winning a major, finishing inside the top-10 in over half of his events, securing his lowest scoring average, and making the Tour Championship. The latter proved an impossible task, after he the FedEx Cup playoffs for the first time in his career.
A further goal was not to miss a single cut throughout 2023, however the American failed to make the weekend at six events throughout the year, including at three of the four majors. His only tick on the goal list came via earning a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team, which he achieved via a captain's pick.
Thomas would have been a shoe-in to make the team at the beginning of the year, but a torrid run of form saw many call on the American not to be included. Fortunately for Thomas he earned the trust of Zach Johnson, and was named as one of the six skipper selections.
This was about as good as it got for the two-time major winner though, as he failed to help his team defend their Ryder Cup crown - another goal that was on his 2023 list. Thomas did end the year on a positive note though, finishing third at this month's Hero World Challenge, four shots behind winner Scottie Scheffler.
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