ATLANTA – Normally the Tour Championship conclusion is a chance for players to exhale after a long season, but because of the pandemic and dramatically rearranged schedule the end of the season marks the start of a busy fall.

The U.S. Open will be held in two weeks at Winged Foot, followed by the Masters in November, which leaves little time for players to rest. But for those who are playing well, it’s a chance to keep the momentum going.

“I always take a couple days off after a tournament anyway, but I'm excited. I'm really excited how I'm playing, how I feel about my game, how my body feels,” said Justin Thomas, who tied for second place at the finale. “I'm feeling like I'm starting to play some of my best golf of the year, and getting to a pretty important stretch, so hopefully we'll be able to continue it into next week and then October and November.”

It was only mildly concerning that Thomas arrived at East Lake on Monday with tape on his left wrist but he said it won’t be an issue heading into the fall.

“It was weird. My drive on 18 yesterday, just it hurt a little bit, which is weird, because my wrist has been unbelievable since I hurt it last year,” he said. “It was just a little sore this morning. My physio wanted to tape it up and it was just annoying me when I was hitting balls, so I just took it off. I didn't even notice it.”