Day: August 18, 2019

Justin Thomas crushes Medinah with 61, takes six-shot lead at BMW ChampionshipJustin Thomas crushes Medinah with 61, takes six-shot lead at BMW Championship

MEDINAH, Ill. — Justin Thomas opened with five straight birdies, added a pair of eagles and shattered the course record at soft, vulnerable Medinah Country Club with an 11-under 61 to take a six-shot lead into the final round of the BMW Championship. Thomas hit 5-wood to 2 feet for an eagle on No. 10, holed out from 180 yards with an 8-iron on No. 16 and recorded eight birdies. He sits at 21-under 195, six shots clear of Tony Finau and Patrick Cantlay, and with a clear path to his first victory in a year. It also would give him the FedExCup lead going into the TOUR Championship next week at East Lake. The start of the final round has been moved up because of more rain expected overnight and early Sunday.

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