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Justin Thomas Making Season Debut at API Following Lower-Back Surgery
This has perhaps been the longest that golf fans have been without seeing Justin Thomas inside the ropes of an official golf tournament. He last competed at the Ryder Cup last September, having undergone microdiscectomy surgery on his lower back shortly after to begin the recovering proccess as early as possible. With such a long layoff and a lone TGL match as the only competition he's seen in five months, there will inevitably be some rust to shake off. It's a tall task to make your first start at Bay Hill and do so with any confidence, which makes him an easy candidate to avoid for that reason alone. The former Tide golfer was not trending well from longer approach ranges to close out last season. Expecting anything from someone who is probably still familiarizing himself with how it feels to hold a club again is stressful business. Look for safer options this week.
Source: Data Golf
Source: Data Golf
