World No. 2 Justin Thomas is "ecstatic" about the possibility of competing in the Tokyo Olympics, as he looks to keep his momentum rolling at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play this week in Austin, Texas.

Fresh off his first Players Championship win at TPC Sawgrass a week ago, the 27-year-old American is in prime position to secure a spot at the July 23-Aug. 8 games — a tantalizing possibility, Thomas said.

"I hope I qualify because I think that would be one of the coolest honors that I've ever had," the 2017 PGA Championship winner told reporters on Monday, after world No. 1 Dustin Johnson confirmed earlier this month that he would skip Tokyo.