Did Justin Thomas make the Friday cut at Genesis Scottish Open 2024? Scores explored

Justin Thomas has successfully made the Friday cut at Genesis Scottish Open 2024. The tournament is underway at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, and will end on Sunday, July 14.

After scoring a bogey-free 8-under 62, Thomas was on the top of the leaderboard after the first round at the Genesis Scottish Open. However, things didn't go well for him in the second round as he scored 2-over 72.

Thomas started on the back nine and scored two bogeys on the 12th and 15th holes and a birdie on the 18th hole. On the front nine, he scored a birdie on the 3rd hole but faltered on the 8th hole where he scored a double bogey. Justin Thomas's aggregate score after 36 holes was 6-under 134

The 31-year-old made the cutline with 3 strokes as the cutline settled at -3. However, he slipped from the top of the leaderboard to T24. He is tied on the position with Adam Hadwin, Romain Langasque, Cam Davis, Victor Perez, Brian Harman, Brendon Todd, Justin Thomas, Ryan Fox, Connor Syme, Erik van Rooyen, Daniel Brown, Xander Schauffele, and Tommy Fleetwood.

Ludvig Aberg is on the top of the leaderboard after another 6-under 64 in the second round and is followed by Antoine Rozner, one stroke behind. Thomas has an uphill task in the third round as he trails Aberg by six strokes. The winner of the tournament will take away $1,575,000 of the $9 million prize money.

Thomas will tee off at 8:04 a.m. with Brendon Todd on Saturday, July 13.

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Justin Thomas explains his decision to pick Keegan Bradley as Ryder Cup captain

Justin Thomas was on the committee that chose Keegan Bradley as the captain of Team USA for Ryder Cup 2025. The announcement was made by the PGA of America on Monday, July 8.

After the completion of the first round, Thomas said (via SB Nation):

"I obviously love the pick, and I think it’s a change of direction for the best. I just think it’s opening up a whole new opportunity, and I think no captain is going to know the players and their games than somebody who is playing with us at the highest level every single week."

Let's take a look at Justin Thomas's performance in 2024:

2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments

• The American Express: T3 (65-67-61-68, 261, -27)
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T6 (68-67-68, 203, -13)
• WM Phoenix Open: T12 (69-65-70-68, 272, -12)
• The Genesis Invitational: Missed Cut (72-73, 145, +3)
• Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard: T12 (69-71-72-73, 285, -3)
• THE PLAYERS Championship: Missed Cut (71-74, 145, +1)
• Valspar Championship: T64 (68-69-79-71, 287, +3)
• Masters Tournament: Missed Cut (72-79, 151, +7)
• RBC Heritage: T5 (69-68-68-65, 270, -14)
• Wells Fargo Championship: T21 (68-71-73-72, 284, E)
• PGA Championship: T8 (69-67-67-68, 271, -13)
• the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday: T33 (71-77-74-72, 294, +6)
• U.S. Open: Missed Cut (77-74, 151, +11)
• Travelers Championship: T5 (68-63-65-66, 262, -18

After the end of the Genesis Scottish Open, Thomas will move to Royal Troon for the Open Championship 2024.