Justin Thomas

Justin Thomas

32-Year-Old Golfer
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Thomas' 2024 was nowhere near as bad as some made it out to be. He recorded nine top-15 finishes despite failing to get back in the winner's circle for the first time since the PGA Championship in 2022. Thomas was left off the Presidents Cup team even with his incredible record in team events, so you know he's going to be fired up going into 2025 to make sure he leaves no doubt that he should be on the Ryder Cup squad for Bethpage. Thomas ranked 25th in SG: Total and 17th in adjusted scoring average in 2024. He was also ninth in SG: Approach and third in SG: Around-the-Green, but a career-low 174th in SG: Putting. That area will need to be better if Thomas is to return to being amongst the top players in the world. Read Past Outlooks
Stays hot with T2 finish
May 11, 2025
Thomas posted a three-under 67 on Sunday at the Truist Championship to finish 14-under and in a share of second place.
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Thomas had a three-shot deficit to make up heading into the final round but was unable to make up the ground early despite a bogey-free front-nine that included three birdies. He was in contention late on the back-nine, but he missed a three-foot birdie putt on the par-5 15th and missed a six-foot par putt on the following hole to end his chances. Thomas was in good form with his ball striking and ranked second for the week in SG: Tee-to-green. He'll look to continue his momentum at next week's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, where he won in 2017.
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It goes to show you how good Thomas is at golf to have everyone think his game fell completely off the cliff while still earning over $3.5 million and finishing in the top-50 at the end of the season. Yes, Thomas had a tough campaign, but there's no reason to think that this will continue into this season. Thomas is simply too good to miss out on the top-30 going forward and as such, he's a must-have in salary cap formats. Thomas was averaging over $6 million per year in the six years prior to this past season and that was without elevated events.
Thomas put together one of the greatest final round comebacks to win the PGA Championship in a playoff over Will Zalatoris. The 29-year-old is now in that elite class of having won multiple major champinships. While that is incredible, that ended up being the 15-time PGA Tour winner's only victory of the 2021-22 season. Thomas' finish to the season was not anywhere close to how he played at the start, but his 10 total top-10 finishes did tie the second-highest mark of his career. The putter is the real determining factor for Thomas because his ball-striking and short game are both elite. Given all the purse increases for 2022-23, it would be shocking if Thomas did not better the nearly $7 million he earned in 2021-22.
At times, Thomas has looked like the best golfer on the planet the last five years, but for some reason, he hasn't taken control of the throne. Instead, he's one of a very few select golfers that could be considered the best in the world at any given time. It's sounds odd, but with only one win and little more than $6.5 million in 2020-21, Thomas underperformed. It sounds crazy, but Thomas had won three or more events in three of the previous four seasons heading into last season. He also posted consecutive seasons above $8 million. The potential for a $10 million is there, but Thomas just needs to dominate for longer stretches. Even though it's a $6.5 million hit to a salary cap squad, Thomas should be given consideration in that format this year.
Expectations were sky high for Thomas entering 2019-20 and he did not disappoint. Thomas won three times before the playoffs and scored nine top-10s in just 17 starts prior to the Tour Championship, where he tied for second. At just 27, Thomas is right in the middle of his prime, and while he set the bar pretty high this past year, he has more than enough game to play even better. Thomas' next conquest will be multiple majors, and he's more than capable of racking them up.
Thomas is still an enigma as he looks like the best player in the world at times and others, he looks unrecognizable. Last season he had to deal with a wrist injury that cost him two months in the middle of the season, yet he still managed to bank over $5 million. Considering his previous two seasons he earned $8 million and $9 million respectively, Thomas is almost a "must-have" in salary cap formats this season. His $5 million price tag is the only thing keeping him from a definite "must-have" as that's a large investment, but there's every reason to believe that with a full season, he'll again be around $8 million this year.
Although he finished seventh on the FedEx points list, Thomas was the leading money earner in 2017-18. Prior to the FedEx Cup, that held a lot more prestige, but considering the FedEx bonus is more than anyone earned on the course last season, it obviously has lost some luster. It is an important number for salary cap leagues, however, as Thomas enters this season with the highest price tag. Thomas won three times last season and five times the season prior. He's in the conversation of best golfer alive, and there's no reason to think he falls out of that conversation this season. As mentioned, though, the price tag is too high for salary cap purposes this season. In draft leagues he could go as high as No. 1, but shouldn't fall below third or fourth overall.
There are several words that come to mind when thinking about Thomas' 2016-17 season. Awesome, incredible, impressive and don't forget surprising. Thomas has had the "potential" label for a few years now, but unlike most of his buddies, Thomas had yet to reach his potential. That began to change early in the 2016-17 season as he posted three wins before the month of February. As expected after that third win, the golf world went nuts and Thomas was inserted as the Masters favorite, the FedExCup favorite and a lock for the Hall of Fame. A funny thing happened after that third win though, Thomas' game left him for several months. He obviously found his game before the end of the season and that's why it was so impressive. It would have been easy to get complacent after three wins to start the season, but he battled through a slump that saw him miss three consecutive cuts at one point, to end the season on top of the golf world. With all of that said, there is simply too much talent on the PGA Tour for any one golfer to do what Thomas did last season, in two consecutive seasons.
Thomas' ascension to the top of the PGA Tour ranks has come fast and furious. As a rookie in 2015, Thomas was unable to find a victory or even a top-3 for that matter, but he was able to parlay seven top-10s in to over $2.2 million in earnings. Last season, Thomas won his second start and never looked back. When it was all done, Thomas added three more top-3s on his way to over $4 million in earnings. Thomas appears to be getting better and even though he set the bar pretty high last season, he should be able to improve upon his number this year. In draft leagues, Thomas should go in the 2nd-round.
Thomas has an opportunity to be an absolute stud on the PGA Tour. A part of an Alabama team that won a National Championship, Thomas won the third Web.com Tour Finals event, the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, in a playoff for his first win of the year. Coupled with a second, third, fourth, and a fifth, it was an extremely solid year for Thomas, who finished fifth in total season money, will start the 2014-2015 PGA Tour season second on the Reshuffle List, and is in prime position to make a fall charge. Averaging 311.5 yards off the tee and ending the year third in scoring average, fantasy players will want to draft and start this guy early and often: he’s got the making of an absolute young gun.
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First PGA Tour win since 2022
April 20, 2025
Thomas defeated Andrew Novak on the first playoff hole to win the RBC Heritage after a three-under 68 in the final round.
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Another disappointing Masters finish
April 14, 2025
Thomas finished in a tie for 36th place at The Masters following his two-under 70 in the final round.
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Runner-up at Copperhead
March 23, 2025
Thomas closed with a final round five-under 66 at the Valspar Championship, finishing one shot behind champion Viktor Hovland.
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Ties course record in second round
March 17, 2025
Thomas finished in a share of 33rd place at THE PLAYERS Championship following a one-over 73 in the final round.
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Loses 5.3 strokes putting at API
March 11, 2025
Thomas carded a four-over 76 on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational to finish three-over and tied for 36th.
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