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Justin Thomas cruised
to his maiden World
Golf Championship title with a
commanding four-shot victory at
the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
As Firestone Country Club -
playing host to this tournament
for the final time before it moves
to Memphis next year - made
life difficult for the worldÊs best
players on day four, overnight
leader Thomas kept out of
trouble, carding two birdies and
a single bogey to get to 15 under
par and secure a comfortable victory. Thomas, who will defend his
US PGA Championship title at Bellerive Country Club next week, was
the only man in the final two groups to break par with a closing
69 - his fourth straight round in the sixties this week. He now joins
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as the only players to win a Major
Championship, a World Golf Championship and nine Tour victories
before their 26th birthday. American Kyle Stanley finished alone in
second place on 11 under after mixing five birdies with three bogeys,
one stroke clear of Dane ThorbjŒrn Olesen, who produced his joint-
lowest WGC round on a tough scoring day, and World Number
One Dustin Johnson after they closed with matching 64s. US Open
Champion Brooks Koepka was another shot back in fifth, one ahead
of four-time Major winner McIlroy, IndiaÊs Anirban Lahiri, and
American pair Aaron Wise and Patrick Cantlay.
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