10 Facts About American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour - Justin Thomas.
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00:00Justin Thomas is one of the most talented golfers currently on the PGA Tour.
00:03With 17 professional wins, two of those which are majors, already in his locker
00:08let's get to know more about the man from Kentucky with ten quick facts.
00:13Thomas was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1993. His father, Mike Thomas, has been
00:20the head professional at the Harmony Landing Country Club in Goshen, Kentucky
00:24since 1990. Thomas grew up in Louisville, an avid fan of his hometown Cardinals.
00:29Justin began playing golf at the age of just two. His father, Mike, a club pro
00:34introduced him to the game and continues to be Thomas's coach. Prior to his junior
00:38year of high school, Thomas competed in the 2009 Wyndham
00:42Championship on the PGA Tour. He became the third youngest player to ever make
00:46the cut of a PGA Tour event at the age of 16 years, three months and two days old.
00:51Thomas played his collegiate golf at the University of Alabama. As a freshman in
00:562012, he won the Haskins Award as the most outstanding collegiate golfer. He
01:00was also on the national championship team of 2013. You'll often hear
01:05spectators yell roll tide at Thomas while out on course, harking back to his
01:09college days playing for the Crimson Tide. Not only was his dad a successful
01:13professional golfer but Thomas's granddad was too. He appeared in the US
01:18Open where he was once paired with Arnold Palmer. Thomas became the seventh
01:22player in PGA Tour history and youngest ever to shoot a round of 59. He did this
01:27at the Sony Open in Hawaii. He is one of only five male players to have won 10 or
01:33more PGA Tour events, including a major, before turning 27. The others to do this
01:39are Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. Speaking of
01:44Jordan Spieth, Thomas and Spieth have known each other since they were just 14
01:48years old. They have become firm friends since on tour with both players
01:52representing the US at the 2007 Evian Junior Masters. Thomas became the first
01:58man to shoot nine under par in a US Open. This was done at Erin Hills in 2017. That
02:04round of 63 included nine birdies and an eagle. His current caddy is Jim Bones
02:09Mackay, who was previously on the bag of Phil Mickelson. So there you have it, 10
02:15facts you may or may not have known about Justin Thomas. Hopefully there
02:18you've learned a little bit more about the golfer who has already made a really
02:22significant imprint on the game of golf. For more facts and information about your
02:26favorite players you can visit the Tour section on the Golf Monthly website.