WATCH: Justin Thomas saves par in sticky situation as ball lands in tree branches at the Zozo Championship

Justin Thomas' golf ball landed in the tree branches during the fourth round of the Zozo Championship, but he saved par on the hole by recovering it. PGA Tour's X page uploaded a video of him amid the rescue.

Thomas removed a branch on the ball and then took a shot. He took a second from the greens and another two to hole it.

“Surgical precision. @JustinThomas34 saves par from the trees to stay one back of the lead @ZOZOChamp,” PGA Tour tweeted.

Thomas is second on the Zozo Championship leaderboard with 19 under 261. He shot 66 in the first round with two birdies on the front nine and three on the back. He scored 64 in the second round, with a birdie on the front nine and three birdies and an eagle on the back. He shot 65 in the third round with two birdies on the front nine and three on the back and scored 66 in the last round with four birdies.

The American's last appearance in the Zozo Championship was in 2020. He finished for a T2 at the tournament with a score of 22 under 266. His scores over the four rounds were 65, 65, 67 and 69.

How did Justin Thomas perform on the PGA Tour in 2024?

Justin Thomas had five top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour in 2024 including a T3 at American Express and a T6 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. His best finish in the majors was T8 at the PGA Championship. He missed cuts in two, the Masters Tournament and the US Open.

Here's Thomas’ entire list of performances in the 2024 PGA Tour season so far:

The American Express: T3, 27 under 261 ( 65-67-61-68)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T6, 13 under 203 ( 68-67-68)
WM Phoenix Open: T12, 12 under 272 ( 69-65-70-68)
The Genesis Invitational: Missed cut
Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard: T12, 3 under 285 ( 69-71-72-73)
THE PLAYERS Championship: Missed cut
Valspar Championship: T64, 3 over 287 ( 68-69-79-71)
Masters Tournament: Missed cut
RBC Heritage: T5, 14 under 270 ( 69-68-68-65)
Wells Fargo Championship: T21, even par 284 ( 68-71-73-72)
PGA Championship: T8, 13 under 271 ( 69-67-67-68)
the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday: T33, 6 over 294 ( 71-77-74-72)
U.S. Open: Missed cut
Travelers Championship: T5, 18 under 262 ( 68-63-65-66)
Genesis Scottish Open: T62, 4 under 276 ( 62-72-71-71)
The Open: T31, 6 over 290 ( 68-78-67-77)
FedEx St. Jude Championship: T30, 5 under 275 ( 67-70-71-67)
BMW Championship: T39, 2 over 290 ( 76-72-74-68)
TOUR Championship: T14, 14 under 270 ( 66-69-70-65)
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP: T2, 19 under 261 ( 66-64-65-66)