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.
00:04With 17 professional wins, two of those which are majors, already in his locker, let's get
00:09to know more about the man from Kentucky with 10 quick facts.
00:14Thomas was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1993.
00:18His father, Mike Thomas, has been the head professional at the Harmony Landing Country
00:22Club in Goshen, Kentucky since 1990.
00:26Thomas grew up in Louisville, an avid fan of his hometown Cardinals.
00:30Justin began playing golf at the age of just two.
00:33His father, Mike, a club pro, introduced him to the game and continues to be Thomas' coach.
00:38Prior to his junior year of high school, Thomas competed in the 2009 Wyndham Championship on
00:43the PGA Tour.
00:44He became the third youngest player to ever make the cut of a PGA Tour event at the age
00:49of 16 years, 3 months and 2 days old.
00:51Thomas played his collegiate golf at the University of Alabama.
00:55As a freshman in 2012, he won the Haskins Award as the most outstanding collegiate golfer.
01:00He was also on the national championship team of 2013.
01:04You'll often hear spectators yell, roll tide, at Thomas while out on course, harking back
01:09to his college days playing for the Crimson Tide.
01:11Not only was his dad a successful professional golfer, but Thomas' granddad was too.
01:17He appeared in the US Open, where he was once paired with Arnold Palmer.
01:20Thomas became the seventh player in PGA Tour history and youngest ever to shoot a round
01:25of 59.
01:27He did this at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
01:30He is one of only five male players to have won ten or more PGA Tour events, including
01:35a major, before turning 27.
01:38The others to do this are Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.
01:43Speaking of Jordan Spieth, Thomas and Spieth have known each other since they were just 14
01:48years old.
01:49They have become firm friends since on tour, with both players representing the US at the
01:542007 Evian Junior Masters.
01:57Thomas became the first man to shoot nine under par in a US Open.
02:01This was done at Erin Hills in 2017.
02:04That round of 63 included nine birdies and an eagle.
02:08His current caddie is Jim Bones Mackay, who was previously on the bag of Phil Mickelson.
02:12So there you have it, ten facts you may or may not have known about Justin Thomas.
02:18Hopefully there you've learned a little bit more about the golfer who has already made
02:22a really significant imprint on the game of golf.
02:25For more facts and information about your favourite players, you can visit the tour section
02:29on the Golf Monthly website.