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The weekend at TPC Sawgrass was ‘vintage Justin Thomas,’ co-host Mike Purkey says, but John Hawkins is ‘not buying’ the hype

Amid a wall-to-wall Euro invasion, American Justin Thomas prevails over England’s Lee Westwood to win the PGA Tour’s premier prize: the Players Championship. “Justin Thomas has been through a great deal over the past few months, and his golf game had suffered,” Mike Purkey said. “Winning this tournament was what cured all ills for him. He needed to win a big tournament like this.” John Hawkins counters: “I’m not buying in on any of what you’re saying. … I still think he’s still pissed off that he lost the Ralph Lauren deal.” Hawk & Purk give it to you straight.

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