Former Alabama All-American Justin Thomas became the first 3 times winner this season after he won the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Sunday.
Count 'em. 🏆🏆🏆@JustinThomas34 wins @WGCFedEx to become the first 3-time winner this season. pic.twitter.com/JrFsW95tet
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 2, 2020
After Sunday’s win, Thomas is officially the No. 1 golfer in the World according to the Official World Golf Ranking. He also leads the PGA Tour with three victories this season.
On top of the world. 🏆
After winning the @WGCFedEx … @JustinThomas34 is No. 1 in BOTH the #FedExCup and OWGR. pic.twitter.com/GJLvXfzGjO
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 2, 2020
Thomas is also just the third youngest player in PGA history to reach 13 wins.
The youngest players to reach 13 wins.
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1. Tiger Woods (23 years old)
2. Jack Nicklaus (25 years old)
3. Justin Thomas (27 years old) pic.twitter.com/mOm5hcDkZh— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 2, 2020
At Alabama, Thomas was the National Player of the Year in 2012, and was also a part of the Crimson Tide’s national championship squad in 2013.
Here’s what Alabama says about Thomas:
“Justin Thomas arrived at the Capstone as one of the consensus top-five recruits in the nation and played even better for Alabama as a true freshman … won the Haskins Award and the Nicklaus Award, presented to the National Player of the Year … also honored with the Phil Mickelson Award, as the National Freshman of the Year … first Alabama player to capture those honors … won his first collegiate event and never looked back, garnering a school-record four medalists honors and nine top-10 finishes … won the SEC Championship and the NCAA Athens Regional … a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award (nation’s top amateur) … selected as the SEC Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, also garnering PING and Golfweek first-team All-America honors as well as All-SEC accolades … played 12 events and 36 rounds for a school-record 70.44 stroke average … was a fixture in the Crimson Tide lineup from week one … won the Jones Cup Invitational … earned an exemption into the PGA Greenbrier Classic by winning the Haskins Award where he made the cut … advanced to the semifinals of the 2012 U.S. Amateur … named to the 2012 World Amateur team … No. 1 in 2012-13 Golfweek’s preseason top-10 indviduals and No. 2 by Golf World.”
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