Two Thomas twice for medal chances?

Belgium actually won the World Cup in 2018. in golf. In a two-player team formula.

Team Alliance? On the one hand: Thomas, born in January, turned professional especially after an excellent amateur course at the University of Illinois, renowned for his training as a future golf champion. With a first win on the European Tour, a fourth place at the prestigious Masters and a fourth at the Rio Olympic Games, 2016 brought about a great day for golf enthusiasts. this is Thomas Peters, 29 years old Antwerp resident.

On the other side of the green: Thomas, born in January, turned professional after an excellent amateur course at the University of Illinois (you know, famous for his training of future golf champions). 2016 also revealed a historic record on the Challenge Tour, the second European professional division, in their first pro season, after winning with 12 strokes in the advance. this is Thomas Detri, 28 years old Brussels resident.

Thomas and Thomas are connected. First friendship, since they first meet on the fairway of Belgium, then all over the world. Two great talents united their skills to lift the World Cup in a competition where their complementarity worked wonders.

From tomorrow he will represent his country again. Together, but separately, because this time the formula is personal. The question of relying on a friend to compensate for a bad setback does not arise.

But Belgium’s medal hopes are real. Just ask Peters, who failed to foot the podium when golf returned to the Rio Olympics after a 112-year absence. Hope is allowed because they have the ability to mingle with the best. Peter is a man of great hits: Top 5 at the Olympics, in a major tournament and round the clock at the World Cup (equivalent to the Masters 1000 in Tennis). And how can we forget his extraordinary Ryder Cup in 2016, when he released the best ever achieved by a novice in this great competition between the best players from the USA and Europe.

Detri is the champion of consistency. It has multiplied places in the top 10 for 4 years: 24! No one has done better than him on the European Tour…without winning. The stats are brutal for this solid player who therefore revolves around his first win without succeeding in the finale. Three weeks earlier, he also failed in the playoffs, after being tied for the lead after a traditional 72 holes. It was during the Scottish Open, surrounded by some of the best players on the planet.

But second or third place – for which he is a client – ​​in Tokyo, will give him a medal. Opponents will be formidable, levels undoubtedly slightly higher than in Rio, despite COVID’s package have mercy And dechambeau. But here the field of players is limited to 60, with a limited number of players per country, as in all other sports at the Olympics. Typically, there are about 150 each week on the start line. So it statistically increases the chances of it shining. In a sport where, on a good week, the 200th World No. 1 has nothing to fear. Here are the two Thomass facing their Olympic fate. In a joint report, right after Rio 2016, “What is your dream?” To the question of, they both replied “ become world number one “. After a few seconds of silence, Peters said” and win an Olympic medal “. There are two Thomas. And there are three steps on the podium.