And he succeeded as US Open champion his good friend Dustin Johnson, who missed the cut at Erin Hills but gave him a pep talk on the phone after Saturday's third round.
The round was littered with some incredible approach shots and long putts as Thomas took advantage of overnight rains to move to 11-under, one shot off the lead by Brian Harman.
Thomas equalled the lowest score in major championship history with a stunning 63 on Saturday, a nine-under-par round which was also the lowest in relation to par in a US Open, eclipsing the eight-under 63 shot by Johnny Miller to win at Oakmont in 1973. Hideki Matsuyama and Brian Harman are tied for second at 12 under, followed by Tommy Fleetwood another stroke back.
We are tracking all final-round action out of Erin Hills.
Nine under is incredible with US Open pressure.
Despite rallying back with two closing birdies, a bogey at the 18th sealed 30-year-old Harman's fate.
Reed said he is in a better position to finish out the U.S. Open this year than previous majors because he has changed his mental approach.
A three-time victor on the PGA Tour this season, Thomas also joined the exclusive "59" club by breaking 60 at the Sony Open, but he may have saved his best for Father's Day weekend and his quest for his first major crown.
If Kim can climb the ladder and win, it will give the 21-year-old Korean the Players Championship and the national championship in the same year. Koepka, playing one group ahead of Harman, is at 13 under.
Eric Decker is not coming back home to play for the Vikings
Decker is also one of nine players-along with Bryant, Marshall, Antonio Brown , Demaryius Thomas , Jimmy Graham , A.J. The Tennessee Titans were ahead of schedule on a number of fronts when the spring camps came to an end Thursday.
The week ended with 31 players under par, breaking the U.S. Open record of 28 players at Medinah in 1990. He finished in a tie for second at 4 under after an opening 77.
Although he trails by two, Fowler is optimistic that he can finally land a major after a series of near-misses.
He rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt on No. 5 from the edge of the green that broke so severely that he stood with his toes facing the hole and rapped the ball toward his left foot. She thought for a second and replied, "16 birdies".
His tee shot at the 18th hole landed in a bunker. Going into the final round, 42 players were still under par.
The world's fifth-ranked player is well off the lead.
"That means I'm a part of history, "Thomas said, per the Associated Press (h/t PGATour.com)".
FORGIVING CONDITIONS The soft, forgiving conditions created opportunity for major movement up the leaderboard for those players willing to take it.
Elsewhere, American Justin Thomas capped a record-setting third round with a sensational eagle at the last, moving closer to adding a maiden major title to an already glorious season of golf.
Rickie Fowler, who is two shots back, said after his round Saturday that he was hoping the wind would pick up to make the course tougher.
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