Justin Thomas

Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and a former world number one. Known for his major championship victories, Thomas won the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2022. During his breakout 2017 season, he won five PGA Tour events and secured the FedEx Cup championship.

Thomas was raised in Louisville, Kentucky, attending North Oldham Middle School and graduating from St. Xavier High School in 2011. His father, Mike Thomas, has served as the head professional at Harmony Landing Country Club since 1990. In August 2009, Thomas made the cut at the Wyndham Championship at 16 years old, becoming the third-youngest player to accomplish the feat in a PGA Tour event. He played college golf at the University of Alabama, winning six individual titles for the Crimson Tide, earning the Haskins Award and Jack Nicklaus Award in 2012, and contributing to the school's 2013 national championship team.

Turning professional in 2013, Thomas earned status on the Web.com Tour and won the 2014 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, securing his PGA Tour card for the 2015 season. He earned his first PGA Tour title at the 2015 CIMB Classic, successfully defending his title in 2016. In January 2017, he won the SBS Tournament of Champions and the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he became the youngest player to shoot a sub-60 round in PGA Tour history.

Thomas reached major prominence in 2017 by equalling the U.S. Open single-round record with a score of 63 and winning his first major title at the PGA Championship. After winning the Dell Technologies Championship, he won the 2017 FedEx Cup. In May 2018, following victories at the CJ Cup and The Honda Classic, Thomas became the 21st player to reach the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Thomas accumulated additional tour victories over subsequent seasons, including the 2019 BMW Championship, the 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, and the 2021 Players Championship. In May 2022, he captured his second PGA Championship, overcoming a record seven-shot deficit entering the final day to defeat Will Zalatoris in a playoff. Following a winless period in 2023 and 2024, he returned to victory at the RBC Heritage in April 2025, winning a playoff against Andrew Novak.

Thomas has represented the United States in multiple Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup events. Outside standard tour play, he won the inaugural Netflix Cup in 2023 alongside partner Carlos Sainz Jr. Off the course, he married Jillian Wisniewski in 2022, welcomed a daughter in 2024, underwent surgery for melanoma in 2019, and is a minority shareholder in the English soccer club Leeds United.