Justin Thomas Joins Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods with RBC Heritage Win
April 21, 2025
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Over the last three years, it has been easy to forget that Justin Thomas is on track to potentially be an all-time great in the game of golf.
The 31-year-old reminded golf fans what he is capable of on Sunday. After a clean, bogey-free round, Thomas came up with a stone cold birdie on the first playoff hole to beat Andrew Novak and win the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links.
This is Thomas’ 16th PGA Tour victory and his first in nearly 35 months since winning the PGA Championship in 2022. Despite his recent drought, Thomas still joined a historic list with this victory.
Thomas is now the seventh player since 1960 to win 16 tournaments including multiple majors by the age of 32, according to Justin Ray. The other six: Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy, Johnny Miller and Tom Watson.
Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas celebrate with the trophy on the 19th green after defeating Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Justin Rose of England in the Payne’s Valley Cup on September 22, 2020 on… Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas celebrate with the trophy on the 19th green after defeating Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Justin Rose of England in the Payne’s Valley Cup on September 22, 2020 on the Payne’s Valley course at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri. Thomas was among the golfers wishing Woods a speedy recovery following his car crash.
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That’s certainly not bad company to be in. Although it seems like Thomas has been in poor form, and he was throughout 2023 and much of 2024, he is still one of the most accomplished players in the modern game.
This win will be a huge confidence boost for Thomas heading into the second major of the season at a place where he has plenty of fond memories. Quail Hollow Club was the host to the PGA Championship back in 2017, when Thomas won his first major championship.
Just a few weeks after this win in Hilton Head, Thomas will head back to Charlotte to try to win a third Wanamaker Trophy.
He had been scratching the surface all season long — including runner-up finishes at The American Express and the Valspar Championship — but maybe this is the victory that Thomas needed to open the floodgates into another great season at the majors.
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