ATLANTA – At this yr’s Masters, Justin Thomas unveiled a brand new 60-degree wedge with “Brook Koepka’s cash” engraved into the again.
After holing out on the 16th gap for eagle on Saturday throughout final week’s BMW Championship, the very first thing Thomas mentioned to his caddie was, “I acquired a few of that Brooks Koepka cash.”
Thomas defined on Wednesday on the Tour Championship, the place he’ll start the week because the factors chief and at 10 below par, that he and Koepka have a season-long race primarily based on who has extra holeouts.
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“I acquired three holeouts and he is acquired zero, so I’m [leading] proper now,” Thomas mentioned.
Koepka mentioned the 2 got here up with the wager, which solely counts pictures over 50 yards, whereas enjoying collectively in South Korea final fall.
“I can not even bear in mind the final time I holed out,” Koepka mentioned. “I do not actually gap out a lot, in order that was a silly wager on my half. Heck, I am going to pay him on Sunday.”