Justin Thomas (golfer)

Justin Thomas
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born (1993-04-29) April 29, 1993
Louisville, Kentucky
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College University of Alabama
Turned professional 2013
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Web.com Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T39: 2016
U.S. Open CUT: 2014
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T18: 2015
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award 2012

Justin Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Thomas was born in Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 2011.[1] He played college golf at the University of Alabama where he won six times.[2] He also played on the 2013 NCAA Division I Championship team. He won the Haskins Award in 2012 as the most outstanding collegiate golfer. As an amateur, Thomas played in the 2009 Wyndham Championship on the PGA Tour where he became the third youngest golfer to make the cut in a PGA Tour event, aged 16 years, 3 months and 24 days.[3]

Thomas turned professional in 2013 and earned his tour card on the Web.com Tour through qualifying school. He won his first professional event at the 2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.[4] He has played several PGA Tour events with his best finish a T-4 at the 2015 Quicken Loans National. Thomas finished fifth in the 2014 Web.com Tour regular season, and third after the Web.com Tour Finals, to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

In 2015, Thomas collected seven top-10s and 15 top-25s, with fourth places finishes at the Quicken Loans National and Sanderson Farms Championship as best results. He finished 32nd at the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup, losing the Rookie of the Year award to Daniel Berger.

On November 1, 2015, Thomas earned his first victory on the PGA Tour by winning the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by a single stroke over Adam Scott. He overcame a double bogey on the 14th hole during the final round and had to hole a six-foot par putt to claim the win. Thomas had earlier shot a course record 61 during the second round to contribute to a 26-under-par winning score.[5]

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Nov 1, 2015 CIMB Classic −26 (68-61-67-66=262) 1 stroke Australia Adam Scott

Web.com Tour wins (1)

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 South Africa Richard Sterne

Results in major championships

Tournament 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament DNP DNP T39
U.S. Open CUT DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP T18

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ Profile, justinthomasgolf.com; accessed December 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2013–14 Alabama Men's Golf Media Guide" (PDF). Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Milne, Doug (August 21, 2009). "Wyndham Championship: Round 2 notebook". PGA Tour.
  4. ↑ "Justin Thomas wins Nationwide". ESPN. Associated Press. September 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Justin Thomas earns maiden tour title at CIMB Classic". PGA Tour. Associated Press. November 1, 2015.

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