Justin Thomas will quickly be able to digest his non-selection for the next Presidents Cup, he announced that he is expecting a child with his wife Jillian. 14th in the Tour Championship after qualifying at the last minute for the final, Justin Thomas learned at the beginning of the week that he will not play the Presidents Cup, scheduled for September 26 to 29 in Montreal. The 31-year-old American showed his disappointment on social networks, but he still gave his full support to his team.
Justin Thomas, statements
“I am obviously very disappointed not to join the boys in Canada for the Presidents Cup. But I completely understand that Jim Furyk has put together a great team. I will be the first to encourage them and watch them, while motivating myself not to miss another team tournament, because these are some of my favorite weeks. ” In the rest of his message, the two-time winner of the PGA Championship also announced that his summer will be very busy. His wife, Jillian, will indeed give birth to their first child in November, which will quickly put his disappointment behind him.
“It will be nice to have some time to work on other things, my foundation events, some rest and relaxation, and even to become a father at the end of November! Although I am excited about the end of the year, I am already looking forward to training and getting ready for Maui”. He was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His father, Mike Thomas, has been in the golf industry for thirty-two years and has been a member of the American PGA for twenty-five years, and his grandfather was a veteran of the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
Since his father has been the club professional at Harmony Landing Country Club in Goshen, Kentucky since 1990, Justin began playing at an early age, taking his first lessons at two years old and starting to play tournaments at eight. He attended St. Xavier High School and, according to American law, having attended the first year of high school (freshman), was eligible to participate in the Wyndham Championship of the PGA Tour in 2009. Thomas graduated in 2011 and later attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, where he won the Crimson Tide six times and played on the national team. In 2012, he won the Haskins Award for the best college golfer.
