Justin Thomas has been talking ahead of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass this week.
It’s been a promising start to 2024 for the 30-year-old from Louisville. The 15-time PGA event winner kicked off 2024 with two top-ten finishes at the The American Express and the AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach.
Thomas also landed a 12th-place finish at the WM Phoenix Open before tying for the same place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week.
The only blot on his 2024 record was his outing at the Genesis Invitational in the middle of February.
It feels as if he is playing his way into a good position ahead of Augusta. However, the small matter of The Players must be dealt with first, and the field has been chatting to the media ahead of the first round.
Justin Thomas names most dominant player he’s seen
In a slightly off-topic question, Thomas was asked who was the most dominant player he’d seen during his nine years on tour.
“It’s a good question. I would say, obviously, he’s not on tour anymore, but DJ [Dustin Johnson] in terms of consistency,” he said.
“I mean, Rory’s up there, but he’s had some years where he hasn’t won. I would put myself up there, I have confidence in saying that but probably DJ. It’s recency bias, that’s the only thing you have in your head.”
The two-time major winner is currently plying his trade with the PIF-backed LIV Golf and has returned to form recently. Johnson is currently third in the standings and won the Las Vegas event.
Talking about the sport’s current division, the 39-year-old insists that those loyal to the PGA Tour are owed nothing.
“No, I don’t. The guys who went to LIV, we took a lot of criticism. We’re the ones who took the risk for everything, so why should they be compensated? Obviously, if this merger comes along, there’s going to be a lot of guys who wish they would’ve signed,” he said.
Johnson – in his prime – was hard to compete with at times. The consistency of his swing, coupled with his distance off the tee, draws a comparison with what Scottie Scheffler is currently doing.
With talks progressing between the PGA Tour and the PIF, hopefully, we will see the 39-year-old playing more regularly to a wider audience.
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