Justin Thomas Facts & Biography: 25 Things You Didn't Know About The American Golfer (2024)

Justin Thomas is one of the most exciting and successful players on the PGA Tour and one of the biggest names in the sport. Get to know him better with these facts about his life and career so far.

Justin Thomas Facts

1. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky on April 29, 1993.

2. Thomas has 15 PGA Tour victories to his name, his first coming in 2015 at the CIMB Classic in Kuala Lumpur, where he defeated Adam Scott by one stroke.

3. Thomas and Jordan Speith have known each other since they were 14. They have become fast friends, and both players represented the US in the 2007 Evian Junior Masters. The duo have formed a formidable partnership on US teams in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

4. Golf runs in the Thomas family, both his father and grandfather play professionally. His grandfather played in the US Open, where he once teamed up with Arnold Palmer.

5. Justin started playing golf at the age of two. His father Mike, a club pro, introduced him to the sport and continues to be his coach and mentor.

6. In addition to winning a Major, Thomas had two main goals in golf: becoming world No. 1 and making the U.S. Ryder Cup team. He achieved both goals in 2018.

7. Thomas made his PGA Tour debut at the 2009 Wyndham Championship at age 16, four years before turning pro. He is the fourth-youngest player to make the cut on the PGA Tour.

8. He currently lives in Jupiter, Florida.

9. Justin is a big fan of American football at the University of Alabama, where he attended college and played collegiate golf.

10. Thomas is married to Jillian Wisniewski. The couple married in November 2022 in an intimate ceremony in Tennessee.

11. Justin became the seventh player in PGA Tour history, and the youngest ever, to shoot a round of 59 at the 2017 Sony Open in Hawaii. He won the tournament, his fourth PGA Tour victory, by seven strokes.

12. He became the first man to shoot nine under par at a US Open at Erin Hills, also in 2017.

13. During the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla, seven-year-old Justin received Jack Nicklaus' autograph.

14. In 2012, Thomas won the Haskins Award for most outstanding collegiate golfer, following in the footsteps of both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.

15. He became one of five players to win 10 or more PGA Tour events, including a major, before turning 27. The others are Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.

16. His father keeps all of Justin's winning golf balls, all Titleist, in a display case.

17. He is believed to play most of his golf at home, practicing at The Bear's Club and Medalist Golf Club, both in Jupiter, Florida.

18. Thomas has used Titleist golf equipment throughout his professional career, and even before he turned pro. Read our Justin Thomas What's in the bag? article to see his current setup.

19. He founded the sunscreen company WearSPF after his dermatologist discovered a small mole on his leg in 2019 that turned out to be the early stages of melanoma.

20. He was the PGA Tour's leading money winner in the 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2019-20 seasons. He was also named PGA Tour Player of the Year for 2016-17 and PGA Player of the Year in 2017 and 2020.

21. Thomas parted ways with caddie Jim 'Bones' Mackay ahead of the 2024 Masters. The pair officially began working together in September 2021 after Bones spent some time as an on-course broadcaster. Thomas' caddie is now Patrick Cantlay's former caddie, Matt Minister.

22. Thomas is an investor in fitness tracker company Whoop. Good friend and colleague multiple Major winner McIlroy is also an investor.

23. He heads the Justin Thomas Foundation, which “positively impacts children in need, junior golfers and military families, with the goal of helping everyone reach their full potential.”

24. He has won more than $58 million on the PGA Tour.

25. Thomas is considered one of the best iron players in the game. He led the PGA Tour in Strokes Gained: Approach in the 2019-20 season and has not been outside the top 20 in that category since the 2014-15 season.

Biography of Justin Thomas

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