| Justin Thomas | |||||||||||||
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Thomas at the 2025Ryder Cup | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Justin Louis Thomas | ||||||||||||
| Nickname | JT | ||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-04-29)April 29, 1993 (age 32) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) | ||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality | United States | ||||||||||||
| Residence | Jupiter, Florida, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||
| College | University of Alabama | ||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Current tour | PGA Tour | ||||||||||||
| Former tour | Web.com Tour | ||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Highestranking | 1 (May 13, 2018)[2] (5 weeks) | ||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||
| PGA Tour | 16 | ||||||||||||
| European Tour | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Asian Tour | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |||||||||||||
| Masters Tournament | 4th:2020 | ||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | Won:2017,2022 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T8:2020 | ||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T11: 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||||||
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Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an Americanprofessional golfer who plays on thePGA Tour and is a formerworld number one. In 2017, Thomas experienced a breakout year, winning five PGA Tour events and theFedEx Cup championship. He has won twomajor golf championships, winning thePGA Championship in2017 and2022.
In May 2018, Thomas became the 21st player to top theOfficial World Golf Ranking. After winning his second major, Thomas struggled in 2023 and 2024, falling outside the top 30 in the world for the first time in over seven years. In 2025, Thomas returned to the winner's circle for the first time in nearly three years, winning theRBC Heritage and returning to the top 10 in the OWGR.
Thomas was born on April 29, 1993, and raised inLouisville, Kentucky. He attended North Oldham Middle School. Prior to his junior year in high school, he played in theWyndham Championship on thePGA Tour in August2009 and became the third-youngest to make the cut in a PGA Tour event, at 16 years, 3 months and 24 days.[3] Thomas graduated fromSt. Xavier High School in 2011.[4]
Thomas' father, Mike Thomas, has been the head professional at the Harmony Landing Country Club inGoshen, Kentucky, since 1990. Thomas grew up an avid fan of his hometownLouisville Cardinals.[5]
Thomas played college golf at theUniversity of Alabama, where he placed first six times for theCrimson Tide.[6] As a freshman in 2012, he won theHaskins Award and the Jack Nicklaus Award[7] as the most outstanding collegiate golfer. He was on thenational championship team of2013.[8]
Thomas turned professional in 2013, deciding to forgo his final two years of college, and earned his tour card on the Web.com Tour throughqualifying school. He won his first professional event at the2014Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.[9] Thomas finished fifth in the 2014 Web.com Tour regular season, and third after theWeb.com Tour Finals, and earned his PGA Tour card for the2015 season. In 2015, Thomas collected seven top-10s and 15 top-25s, with fourth-place finishes at theQuicken Loans National andSanderson Farms Championship as his best results. He finished 32nd at the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup, losing the Rookie of the Year award toDaniel Berger.
On November 1, 2015, Thomas earned his first victory on the PGA Tour by winning theCIMB Classic inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by a single stroke overAdam Scott. He overcame a double bogey on the 14th hole during the final round and holed a six-foot (1.8 m) par putt to claim the win by a stroke. Thomas had earlier shot a course-record 61 during the second round to contribute to a 26-under-par winning score.[10]
Thomas successfully defended his title at the CIMB Classic in October2016 for his second tour win. Thomas won theSBS Tournament of Champions in January 2017 for his third PGA Tour win.[11] In the following week's tournament, theSony Open in Hawaii, Thomas became the seventh player in PGA Tour history to shoot a59. During the first round, he opened his round with aneagle and needed to make an eagle on the ninth, his last hole of the day, to shoot 59.[12] He became the youngest player to shoot a sub-60 round. Thomas finished with rounds of 64, 65, and 65 to win the tournament by 7 strokes. He set tournament records for 18, 36, 54, and 72 holes (59, 123, 188, and 253, respectively). He set PGA Tour records at 36 and 72 holes and tied the 54-hole record.[13]
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Score | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 59 |
During the third round of the2017 U.S. Open atErin Hills, Thomas equalled the U.S. Open single-round record of 63. He eagled the last hole by hitting his 3-wood to 8 feet on the par-5 hole to finish at 9-under-par, also a U.S. Open record, passing the previous record held byJohnny Miller atOakmont Country Club. In the fourth round, he played alongsideBrian Harman in the final grouping, the first time he had done that in a major championship. He shot a three-over-par 75 and finished in a tie for ninth place.
In August 2017, Thomas won his first major, the2017 PGA Championship, winning by two shots.[14]

At theDell Technologies Championship, Thomas became just the fourth golfer to win five times, including a major, in a PGA Tour season since 1960 before his 25th birthday, joiningJack Nicklaus,Tiger Woods, andJordan Spieth.[15][16]
After finishing runner-up toXander Schauffele at theTour Championship, Thomas became theFedEx Cup champion on September 24, 2017.[17]
In October 2017, Thomas won the third event of the2017–18 season, theCJ Cup in South Korea. He defeatedMarc Leishman with a birdie on the second extra hole of a sudden-death playoff. The win was Thomas' seventh on the PGA Tour.[18]
In February 2018, Thomas won for the eighth time on tour, claiming victory atThe Honda Classic inPalm Beach Gardens, Florida. He birdied the final hole of regulation play to make a playoff withLuke List. Then on the first extra hole, Thomas made birdie again on the same hole, after a 5-wood from the fairway. List could not hole his birdie putt, after the missing the green to the right, resulting in Thomas winning the tournament. The win lifted Thomas to the top of the FedEx Cup standings and number three in world rankings.[19]
The following week, Thomas lost in a sudden-death playoff toPhil Mickelson, at theWGC-Mexico Championship. He had been even par for the tournament after the first two rounds, but then shot 62–64 over the weekend for a total of 16 under par. To finish his final round, Thomas holed his second shot to the 18th for eagle. Thomas lost the playoff to par, after going over the back of the green in the first extra hole and failing to up and down for par. Thomas moved to number two in the world rankings, a career best ranking.
Thomas had another chance to claim the top spot in the world later on in March at theWGC-Match Play, but he was beaten 3 & 2 byBubba Watson in the semi-finals. He then went on to lose the consolation match 5 & 3 toAlex Norén to finish in fourth place. The result extended his lead at the top of the FedEx Cup standings and reduced the gap on the world number one,Dustin Johnson.
After the2018 Players Championship, Thomas replaced Johnson as the world number one golfer. He lost that ranking after four weeks when Johnson won theFedEx St. Jude Classic.[20][21]
In September 2018, Thomas qualified for the U.S. team participating in the2018 Ryder Cup. Europe defeated the U.S. team 17 1/2 to 10 1/2. Notwithstanding the loss, Thomas went 4–1–0. He won his singles match againstRory McIlroy.[22]

On February 17, 2019, Thomas led theGenesis Open entering the final round. Gusty conditions led to Thomas shooting 75 and finishing second to championJ. B. Holmes. At one point, Thomas four-putted for a double bogey, the last three putts were inside 8 feet and the final miss was from 2 feet.[23]
On August 18, 2019, Thomas shot 25-under-par and won theBMW Championship atMedinah Country Club outside of Chicago. This was the second leg of the three-tournament2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs and put Thomas in the lead in the FedEx Cup standings heading into theTour Championship atEast Lake Golf Club.[24]
On October 20, 2019, Thomas won theCJ Cup in South Korea. This was his second win of the tournament in its three-year existence.[25]
In December 2019, Thomas played on the U.S. team at the2019 Presidents Cup atRoyal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won 16–14. Thomas went 3–1–1 and lost his Sunday singles match againstCameron Smith.[26]
On January 5, 2020, Thomas won theSentry Tournament of Champions atKapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii for the second time. Thomas won in a playoff overXander Schauffele andPatrick Reed.[27]
On August 2, 2020, Thomas won theWGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational atTPC Southwind in Tennessee by three strokes over four other players. This was the second time that Thomas had won the event and his 13th career victory on the PGA Tour. He came from four strokes behind overnight leaderBrendon Todd to prevail on the final day. The win took Thomas to Number One in the Official World Golf Ranking for the second time in his career.[28]
On January 9, 2021, during the third round of theSentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, Thomas drew criticism for using a homophobic slur to express anger over a missed putt.[29] Despite Thomas expressing contrition over the incident, describing his language as "inexcusable", sponsorsRalph Lauren andWoodford Reserve ended their relationships with him.[30][31]
In March 2021, Thomas shot a final round four-under par 68 to win the2021 Players Championship by one stroke overLee Westwood.[32]
In September 2021, Thomas played on the U.S. team in the2021 Ryder Cup atWhistling Straits inKohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Thomas went 2–1–1 and won his Sunday singles match againstTyrrell Hatton.
For the 2021–22 season, Thomas employedJim "Bones" Mackay to replace his previous caddie, Jimmy Johnson. The last round of golf Johnson caddied for Thomas was at the2021 Ryder Cup. Mackay stepped into the role at theCJ Cup.
On May 22, 2022, Thomas won his second major and secondPGA Championship, defeatingWill Zalatoris in a playoff, overcoming a PGA Championship record 7-shot deficit entering the day.[33]
Thomas qualified for the U.S. team at the2022 Presidents Cup; he won all four matches paired withJordan Spieth but lost in the singles.[34]
In September 2023, Thomas played on the U.S. team in the2023 Ryder Cup atMarco Simone Golf and Country Club inGuidonia,Rome,Italy. The European team won 16.5–11.5 and Thomas went 1–2–1 including a win in his Sunday singles match againstSepp Straka.
In November 2023, Thomas competed in the inauguralNetflix Cup, streamed as Netflix's first live sports broadcast. Thomas andFormula 1 driverCarlos Sainz Jr. played as a team, with the pair winning the event after Thomas won the "Closest to the Pin" style playoff, following 8 holes of scramble-format competition.[35]
In April 2025, Thomas won theRBC Heritage in a playoff againstAndrew Novak. Thomas made a birdie putt from outside 20 feet to win for the first time since the 2022 PGA Championship.[36] In round one, Thomas shot a 10-under 61 to tie theHarbour Town Golf Links record.[37]
In 2019, Thomas revealed that he had been diagnosed with a form of skin cancer and underwent surgery to remove amelanoma from his leg.[38] Since then, he has encouraged young athletes and fans to prioritize sun safety and regular dermatology checkups.[6]
Thomas became engaged to fellow Kentucky native Jillian Wisniewski in 2021, and they married in 2022. They had their first child, a daughter, in 2024.[39][40]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (2) |
| Players Championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (2) |
| FedEx Cup playoff events (2) |
| Signature events (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (8) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 1,2015 | CIMB Classic1 | 68-61-67-66=262 | −26 | 1 stroke | |
| 2 | Oct 23,2016 | CIMB Classic1 (2) | 64-66-71-64=265 | −23 | 3 strokes | |
| 3 | Jan 8,2017 | SBS Tournament of Champions | 67-67-67-69=270 | −22 | 3 strokes | |
| 4 | Jan 15, 2017 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 59-64-65-65=253 | −27 | 7 strokes | |
| 5 | Aug 13, 2017 | PGA Championship | 73-66-69-68=276 | −8 | 2 strokes | |
| 6 | Sep 4, 2017 | Dell Technologies Championship | 71-67-63-66=267 | −17 | 3 strokes | |
| 7 | Oct 22,2017 | CJ Cup | 63-74-70-72=279 | −9 | Playoff | |
| 8 | Feb 25,2018 | The Honda Classic | 67-72-65-68=272 | −8 | Playoff | |
| 9 | Aug 5, 2018 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 65-64-67-69=265 | −15 | 4 strokes | |
| 10 | Aug 18,2019 | BMW Championship | 65-69-61-68=263 | −25 | 3 strokes | |
| 11 | Oct 20,2019 | CJ Cup (2) | 68-63-70-67=268 | −20 | 2 strokes | |
| 12 | Jan 5,2020 | Sentry Tournament of Champions (2) | 67-73-69-69=278 | −14 | Playoff | |
| 13 | Aug 2, 2020 | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (2) | 66-70-66-65=267 | −13 | 3 strokes | |
| 14 | Mar 14,2021 | The Players Championship | 71-71-64-68=274 | −14 | 1 stroke | |
| 15 | May 22,2022 | PGA Championship (2) | 67-67-74-67=275 | −5 | Playoff | |
| 16 | Apr 20,2025 | RBC Heritage | 61-69-69-68=267 | −17 | Playoff |
1Co-sanctioned by theAsian Tour
PGA Tour playoff record (5–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 | CJ Cup | Won with birdie on second extra hole | |
| 2 | 2018 | The Honda Classic | Won with birdie on first extra hole | |
| 3 | 2018 | WGC-Mexico Championship | Lost to par on first extra hole | |
| 4 | 2020 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | Won with birdie on third extra hole Schauffele eliminated by birdie on first hole | |
| 5 | 2020 | Workday Charity Open | Lost to par on third extra hole | |
| 6 | 2022 | PGA Championship | Won three-hole aggregate playoff; Thomas: −2 (4-3-4=11), Zalatoris: x (4-4-x=x) | |
| 7 | 2025 | RBC Heritage | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Finals events (1) |
| Other Web.com Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 14,2014 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship | 67-69-72-70=278 | −6 | Playoff |
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 20, 2020 | PNC Championship (with father Mike Thomas) | 62-57=119 | −25 | 1 stroke |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | PGA Championship | 2 shot deficit | −8 (73-66-69-68=276) | 2 strokes | |
| 2022 | PGA Championship (2) | 7 shot deficit | −5 (67-67-74-67=275) | Playoff1 |
1Defeated Will Zalatoris in a three-hole playoff: Thomas (4-3-4=11), Zalatoris (4-4-x=x).
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T39 | T22 | T17 | ||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T32 | T9 | T25 | |
| The Open Championship | T53 | CUT | CUT | ||
| PGA Championship | T18 | T66 | 1 | T6 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T12 | 4 | T21 | T8 | CUT | CUT | T36 |
| PGA Championship | T37 | CUT | 1 | T65 | T8 | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T8 | T19 | T37 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T11 | NT | T40 | T53 | CUT | T31 | T34 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| PGA Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 28 |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Players Championship | 3 shot deficit | −14 (71-71-64-68=274) | 1 stroke |
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T24 | T3 | T75 | T11 | T35 | C | 1 | T33 | T60 | CUT | T33 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 3 shot lead | −15 (65-64-67-69=265) | 4 strokes | |
| 2020 | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (2) | 4 shot deficit | −13 (66-70-66-65=267) | 3 strokes |
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T35 | T5 | 2 | 9 | T6 | T15 | ||
| Match Play | T61 | T39 | 4 | T24 | NT1 | T42 | T35 | |
| Invitational | T33 | T28 | 1 | T12 | 1 | T26 | ||
| Champions | T27 | T23 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.
| Season | Starts | Cuts made | Wins (majors) | 2nd | 3rd | Top-10 | Top-25 | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring avg (adj) | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T78 | n/a | – | 70.56 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T46 | n/a | – | 69.38 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | n/a | – | 69.57 | |
| 2013–14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | T10 | 170,237 | – | 71.39 | |
| 2014–15 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | T4 | 2,278,564 | 37[41] | 70.10 | 16[42] |
| 2015–16 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4,126,366 | 11[43] | 70.57 | 47[44] |
| 2016–17 | 25 | 19 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 9,921,560 | 1[45] | 69.36 | 3[46] |
| 2017–18 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 8,694,821 | 1[47] | 69.12 | 3[48] |
| 2018–19 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 5,013,084 | 8[49] | 69.47 | 5[50] |
| 2019–20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 7,344,040 | 1[51] | 69.13 | 3[52] |
| 2020-21 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 6,537,153 | 5[53] | 69.773 | 6[54] |
| 2021-22 | 21 | 19 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6,829,576 | 9[55] | 69.493 | 7[56] |
| 2022-23 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3,566,403 | 52[57] | 70.520 | 58[58] |
| 2024 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5,223,561 | 21[59] | 70.200 | 17[60] |
| 2025 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8,795,520 | 5[61] | 70.293 | 22[62] |
| Career* | 275 | 225 | 16 (2) | 11 | 14 | 94 | 142 | 1 | $44,085,824 | 18[63] |
*As of the 2020–21 season.[4]
Professional
| 2018 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 10 |
He appears on the cover of the 2020 video gamePGA Tour 2K21.[64]