Very fortunate to be here – Ryder Cup relief for Justin Thomas

“I have had a lot of sleepless nights thinking about what could happen and wanting to be on the team, wondering if I was or I wasn’t,” Thomas said.

Justin Thomas feels “very, very fortunate” to be given a Ryder Cup wild card after some poor form this season (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Justin Thomas has admitted he is “very, very fortunate” to be given a wild card for this year’s Ryder Cup in Rome.

Thomas failed to qualify for the FedEx Cup play-offs on the PGA Tour and admitted it had been “humiliating and embarrassing” to card a second round of 81 in the US Open in June.