Justin Thomas 'very easily could have won' Valspar despite shooting 70 in final round

Justin Thomas had one stroke too many at the Valspar Championship to miss out on a playoff and possibly end his year-long winless drought.

The 14-time Tour winner — who after three consecutive 66s, shot 70 on Sunday — can probably look back at numerous holes throughout the week where things could have gone better. In Round 1, Thomas said he missed seven putts that "easily could have gone." And if one — or two — of those dropped, maybe he would have notched his first victory since last year's Players Championship.

However, Thomas was still in the hunt at Innisbrook through 72 holes. But Sunday didn't go as Thomas hoped and one bogey sticks out like a sore thumb. On the par-5 11th — a hole he…