Justin Thomas

At 31 years old, Justin Thomas has this physical status:

Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and a former World Number One.

In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events, including the PGA Championship, his maiden major championship, and also winning the FedEx Cup championship.

In May 2018, Thomas became the 21st player to top the Official World Golf Ranking.

Early years and education

Thomas was born on April 29, 1993 and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended North Oldham Middle School. Prior to his junior year in high school, he played in the Wyndham Championship on the PGA Tour in August 2009 and became the third-youngest to make the cut in a PGA Tour event, at 16 years, 3 months and 24 days. Thomas graduated from St. Xavier High School in 2011.

Thomas played college golf at the University of Alabama, where he placed first six times for the Crimson Tide. As a freshman in 2012, he won the Haskins Award as the most outstanding collegiate golfer. He was on the national championship team of 2013.

Thomas' father, Mike Thomas, has been the head professional at the Harmony Landing Country Club in Goshen, Kentucky, since 1990. Thomas grew up an avid fan of his hometown Louisville Cardinals.

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Professional career

Thomas converted into a professional in 2013 and gained his tour card on the Web.com Tour through qualifying school. He was named in his first professional event at the 2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship. Thomas earned his PGA Tour card for the 2015 season, finishing fifth in the 2014 Web.com Tour regular season and third after the Web.com Tour Finals. Thomas had seven top-10s and 15 top-25s in 2015, with fourth-place finishes at the Quicken Loans National and Sanderson Farms Championship as his best performances. He came in 32nd at the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup, losing the Rookie of the Year award to Daniel Berger.

Thomas won the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by a single stroke over Adam Scott on November 1, 2015. On the 14th hole of the final round, he beat double bogey on the 14th hole and holed a six-foot (1.8 m) par putt to win by a stroke. Thomas had earlier shot a course-record 61 in the second round, contributing to a 26-under-par winning record.

Thomas defended his title at the CIMB Classic in October 2016 for his second tour victory.

Thomas won the SBS Tournament of Champions in January 2017 for his third PGA Tour victory.

Thomas was the seventh player in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59 in the Sony Open in Hawaii this week. He began his round with an eagle and was required to make an eagle on the ninth hole, his last hole of the day, to shoot 59. He was the youngest player to shoot a sub-60 round. Thomas won the tournament by 7 strokes after coming back from rounds of 64, 65, and 65. He set tournament records for 18, 36, 54, and 72 holes (59, 188, and 253, respectively), but not in those years. He shot PGA Tour records at 36 and 72 holes, tied for the 54-hole record.

Thomas equalled the U.S. Open single-round record of 63. He eagled the par-5 hole by hitting his 3-wood to 8 feet on the par-5 hole, thereby a U.S. Open record, beating Johnny Miller's previous record at Oakmont Country Club. He competed with Brian Harman in the fourth round of the final grouping, the first time he had done so in a major championship. He shot a three-over-par 75 and finished in a tie for ninth place.

Thomas won his first major, the 2017 PGA Championship, by two shots in August.

Thomas was just the fourth golfer to win five times in a major, including a major, during his PGA Tour season since 1960, including Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Jordan Spieth.

Thomas became the FedEx Cup champion on September 24, 2017 after finishing runner-up to Xander Schauffele at the Tour Championship.

Thomas won the CJ Cup in South Korea in October 2017, the third event of the 2017-18 season. On the second extra hole of a sudden-death playoff, he defeated Marc Leishman by a birdie. Thomas was the first person to win on the PGA Tour.

Thomas won the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, for the eighth time on tour. Luke List made a playoff appearance on the 18th hole of regulation play. After a 5-wood from the fairway, Thomas made birdie again on the first extra hole. After losing the green to the right, List could not parry his birdie putt, resulting in Thomas winning the tournament. Thomas' victory sent him to the top of the FedEx Cup rankings and ranked number three in world rankings.

Thomas lost in a sudden-death playoff to Phil Mickelson at the WGC-Mexico Championship the following week. After the first two rounds, he had been even par for the tournament, but he went 62-64 over the weekend for a total of 16 under par. Thomas holed his second shot to the 18th for eagle in his final round. Thomas lost the playoffs after going over the back of the green in the first extra hole and then failing to up and down for par. Thomas also ranked No. 2 in the world rankings, a career best result.

Thomas had a chance to win the top spot in the world later this month at the WGC-Match Play in March, but Bubba Watson defeated him 3 & 2 in the semi-finals. He went on to lose the consolation match 5 & 3 to Alex Norén, who finished in fourth place. Dustin Johnson, the world number one, extended his lead at the top of the FedEx Cup rankings and narrowed the gap on him.

Thomas Johnson was promoted to the world number one golfer after the 2018 Players Championship. After winning the FedEx St. Jude Classic for four weeks, Johnson dropped to No. 4 when he was ranked fourth in the world.

Thomas qualified for the U.S. team in the 2018 Ryder Cup in September 2018. Europe defeated the United States team 17 1/2 to 10 1/2. Despite the loss, Thomas did fine. He went 4–1–0. He won his singles match against Rory McIlroy.

Thomas led the Genesis Open into the final round on February 17, 2019. Thomas finished second and seventh, according to gusty weather. Holmes, B. Holmes. Thomas four-putts were shot for a double bogey at one point, but the last three putts were inside 8 feet and the final miss was from 2 feet.

Thomas, a 25-under-par, shot 25-under-par and claimed the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club outside of Chicago on August 18, 2019. Thomas was leading in the FedEx Cup standings going into the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on the second leg of the three-tournament 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Thomas claimed the CJ Cup in South Korea on October 20, 2019. This was his second victory in the tournament's three-year history.

Thomas appeared on the United States team at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Adelaide, Australia, in December 2019. The United States team defeated the United States 16–14. Thomas lost his singles match against Cameron Smith on Sunday, going 3–1–1.

Thomas received the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii, for the second time on January 5, 2020. Thomas defeated Xander Schauffele and Patrick Reed in a playoff match.

Thomas won the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Tennessee by three strokes over four others on August 2, 2020. Thomas won the tournament for the second time in his career and his 13th appearance on the PGA Tour. On the final day, he came from four strokes behind overnight champion Brendon Todd to prevail. For the second time in his career, Thomas defeated him to Number One in the Official World Golf Rankings for the second time in his career.

Thomas won the 2021 Players Championship by a single stroke over Lee Westwood in March 2021.

Thomas was a member of the United States team in the 2021 Ryder Cup in Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, in September 2021. The United States team defeated 19-19-9, while Thomas went 2–1–1 and claimed his singles match against Tyrrell Hatton on Sunday.

Jim "Bones" Mackay was sent by Thomas to replace Jimmy Johnson, Thomas Johnson, for the 2021–22 season. The last round of golf Johnson caddied for Thomas was at the 2021 Ryder Cup. Mackay took on the role of CJ Cup captain.

Thomas won his second major and second PGA Championship on May 22, 2022, defeating Will Zalatoris in a playoff, overcoming a PGA Championship record 7-shot deficit going into the day.

Thomas qualified for the 2022 Presidents Cup in the United States; he won all four matches paired with Jordan Spieth but lost in the singles.

PGA Tour career summary

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