Justin Thomas at the Wyndham Championship

Justin Thomas, a 16-year-old from Goshen, KY, followed up his first-round 65 with a 2-over 72.

Justin Thomas is the third youngest player in PGA TOUR history to make a cut. Thomas is 16 years, 3 months and 24 days old today (born April 29, 1993). Bob Panasik was 15 years, 8 months and 20 days old when he made the cut at the 1957 Canadian Open (T66). Tadd Fujikawa was 16 years and 4 days old when he made the cut at the 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii (T20). Panasik went on to play in 38 PGA TOUR events from his first in 1957 until his last in 1987. In those 38 events, he made 35 cuts and recorded nine top 25 finishes. Fujikawa has played 12 events on TOUR with four made cuts.

Justin Thomas earned a sponsor exemption by winning at the American Junior Golf Association’s FootJoy Invitational earlier this year at Sedgefield Country Club. For the first year, a sponsor’s exemption to the Wyndham Championship was granted to the winner of the FootJoy Invitational. Thomas made the most of this opportunity, as three late birdies helped him turn a two-shot deficit into a two-shot victory at the FootJoy Invitational and a spot into his first PGA TOUR event. Thomas has two other AJGA wins on his resume.

Sedgefield Country Club has a history of amateurs doing well in professional events. Sergio Garcia finished T3 in 1998 in the Nationwide Tour’s Greensboro Open, while Charles Howell III finished T2 in 2000 Nationwide Tour Greensboro Open.

The Wyndham Championship also has a history of amateurs doing well. Below is a list of top 25 finishes by amateurs at the Wyndham Championship:
Year Amateur Player Finish Course
1947 Frank Stranahan 2nd Starmount Forest CC
1947 Dick Chapman T8 Starmount Forest CC
1948 Dick Chapman T21 Sedgefield Country Club
1949 Frank Stranahan T3 Starmount Forest CC
1949 Skee Riegel T21 Starmount Forest CC
1951 Hobart Manley Jr. T18 Starmount Forest CC
1951 Harvie Ward Jr. T24 Starmount Forest CC
1953 Frank Stranahan 8th Sedgefield Country Club
1956 Larry Dempsey 19th Starmount Forest CC
1961 Bill Harvey T23 Sedgefield Country Club
2004 Ryan Moore T24 Forest Oaks Country Club
2008 Danny Lee T20 Sedgefield Country Club