Thomas flying under radar

The last time a major championship was played at Quail Hollow, Justin Thomas used a final-round 68 for a two-shot victory over a pack of contenders at the 2017 PGA Championship.

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With the PGA Championship returning to same site next week, Thomas ought to be one of the favourites after a recent victory showed he had found his top form. Yet Thomas’ odds at major sportsbooks sit between 20-1 and 22-1, as most of the attention is concentrated on two of his peers: Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.

That suits Thomas just fine.

On Wednesday before the start of the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club, Thomas was posed a question not about external expectations, but rather the difficulty of not getting too excited about his own chances.

"To be perfectly honest, Rory winning the Masters probably helped with that... rightfully so. Scottie winning last week. Those two deserve all the spotlight and the favouritism that they'll probably have next week," Thomas said. "So I'm sure that is and was helpful for me.