Justin Thomas shot an opening-round 59 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, which pretty much cements his status as the world’s hottest golfer for the moment.
Following this historic round at Waialae Country Club, social media was on fire with all kinds of opinions, clips and photos.
Here’s a quick roundup.
First the actual putt, followed by congrats from Jordan Spieth and Daniel Berger.
An eagle … for 59 … BANG!
What a show from @JustinThomas34!! pic.twitter.com/X6aRKX08la
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 12, 2017
A few tweets/insight from some our favorite golf media follows: Schupak, Wacker, and Shackelford.
https://twitter.com/brianwacker1/status/819690829438545920
Anytime someone goes 5 shots better than the next best score in his wave @PGATOUR, you can safely say that person has golfed their ball.
— Adam Schupak (@AdamSchupak) January 12, 2017
Thomas's 59 Highlights PGA Tour's Digital Conundrum https://t.co/mH4ddYGHa9
— Geoff Shackelford (@GeoffShac) January 12, 2017
Thomas becomes just the 7th PGA Tour player to break the 60 barrier in a tournament.
Justin Thomas becomes the seventh player in PGA TOUR history to break 60. pic.twitter.com/FNIcpvKG2d
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 12, 2017
And its youngest at 23 years old.
Thomas the seventh player to shoot 59 on PGA Tour & youngest at age 23. Now combined 33 under through first 5 rounds of 2017.
— Brian Wacker (@brianwacker1) January 12, 2017
Thomas quickly signed his Footjoy glove and Titleist Pro V1 golf ball, which are headed for the Hall of Fame.
Good start to the week there, JT. pic.twitter.com/soEePj2bOf
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 12, 2017
5️⃣9️⃣. pic.twitter.com/R6iuQVCs8d
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 12, 2017
Thomas said he was going to lay up. Then basically said, never mind.
"I was like 'What am I going to do? Lay up?' "
How an aggressive play led @JustinThomas34 to shoot 59: https://t.co/i2FNtRQ0Id #SonyOpen pic.twitter.com/WkfRFMOHQ5
— Golfweek (@golfweek) January 12, 2017
Another angle of the historic putt. Note: Spieth with the left arm pump.
There it is.
The putt for Justin Thomas to shoot 59. pic.twitter.com/9D48dCp7W4
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 12, 2017
JT posing with his historic scorecard.
That's a keeper.
5️⃣9️⃣ pic.twitter.com/UZUNtMgYEY
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 12, 2017
Mom and Dad proudly watching their son from the media room.
Mom and Dad picked a good couple weeks to watch their son tee it up … pic.twitter.com/qvInWwODes
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 12, 2017
Factoid: No player has finished outside the Top-5 who has shot a sub 60 in a round.
Every player who shot 58/59 finished in the top five that week.
Should be a good one for JT. pic.twitter.com/Lzp6AldWIe
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 12, 2017
Footjoy promotes its star player on Instagram.
Golf Digest with a nice photo of two star golfers.
Brian Wacker with another angle of JT’s scorecard along with some useful numbers.
