Justin Thomas comes from behind to win the Jones Cup Invitational

February 7, 2012 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Justin Thomas

With a final round 69 Alabama's Justin Thomas overtakes second round leader Manav Shah by two strokes

SEA ISLAND, Georgia (Feb. 5, 2012) -- Starting his day five strokes off the lead, Justin Thomas of Goshen, Kentucky fired a final round 3-under-par 69 to take the 8th Jones Cup Invitational title. Thomas, a freshman at the University of Alabama finished at 216 (72-75-69,) two strokes ahead of second round leader and UCLA redshirt, Manav Shah who finished with 218 (71-71-76.) Thomas’s 69 was the low round of day and included birdies at 5, 10, 14, 15 and one bogey at 12. Shaw struggled with bogeys at 3, 6 and 10, rallied back with birdie at 13, only to take double at 15. A bogey birdie finish at 16 and 17 left Shah with a final round 76. Ben Taylor of Leatherhead, England finished up in third at 219 (73-75-71) while Kevin Phelan of St. Augustine, Florida took fourth at 220 (74-72-74.) After finishing up a solid junior career with top ten finishes at the Dogwood and Azalea Invitational, Thomas, currently ranked 12th nationally, is bound to move up a few spots with his win at the Jones Invitational. He will gain 1000 points in the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com rankings.

Results: Jones Cup

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Justin Thomas	Goshen, KY	1000	72-75-69--216
2	Manav Shah	Bakersfield, CA	700	71-71-76--218
3	Ben Taylor	, New Zealand	500	73-75-71--219
4	Kevin Phelan	, Ireland	500	74-72-74--220
T5	Michael Hebert	Orlando, FL	500	73-73-75--221

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Justin Thomas comes from behind to win the Jones Cup Invitational

The Jones Cup is probably the biggest of the springtime amateur majors in the United States, and the reason is the venue and the strong U.S. and international field. The past champions list is littered with PGA Tour stars, including Justin Thomas, Pa...