Thomas Outlasts Westwood To Win Players Championship

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Justin Thomas found the right time for a near-perfect performance to put a rough start to the year behind him, rallying from three shots behind with bold play to close with a 4-under 68 and win The Players Championship.  Thomas becomes only the fourth player to win a major, The Players Championship, the FedEx Cup and a World Golf Championship, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.  He called it as good as he has ever played tee-to-green, and he needed it to outlast Lee Westwood, a hard-luck runner-up for the second straight week.  Westwood birdied the final hole for a 72 to finish one shot behind at 13 under.  Bryson DeChambeau and Brian Harman tied for third at minus-12.