Justin Thomas posts message on Instagram after tying the course record at the RBC Heritage

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Justin Thomas has secured a dream start to the RBC Heritage, which involved tying the course record.

Thomas loves the Harbour Town course, and that was certainly evident as he posted a 10-under 61 on Thursday.

It represents a joint-course record, but perhaps more importantly has shot Thomas to the top of the leaderboard.

Scottie Scheffler is three shots back in tied second with Russell Henley, with the former having won the RBC Heritage in 2024.

But it is Thomas who leads the way heading into round two this week, in what is the first PGA Tour event since The Masters.

Justin Thomas delighted after record-tying start to the RBC Heritage

Thomas made a fantastic 11 birdies in his opening round in South Carolina, along with six pars and one bogey.

He has matched both David Frost (Round 2, 1994) and Troy Merritt (Round 2, 2015) for the lowest 18-hole score in the 57-year history of the tournament.

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And Thomas has now reacted to his early efforts, posting on Instagram: “Nice start to the week at RBC Heritage today. Plotted our way around nicely. Onward!”

The skill Justin Thomas says is ‘very, very important’ at the RBC Heritage

Thomas made his start after failing to compete at The Masters last week, having finished T36 at Augusta National.

But that disappointment has quickly been set aside at the RBC Heritage, where he went six-under on the front nine and four-under on the back.

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Asked what worked well when the dust had settled, the American said: “I’d say everything for the most part. I just played really solid.

“I feel like I didn’t do anything crazy. I just drove the ball well, which is very, very important out here, and I felt like it was just one of those days I put the ball in a spot that I had a lot of good numbers.

“I had a lot of kind of full wedges to where… although you have to be a little conservative at times out here, I felt like they were kind of pins and angles and everything that I could be a little aggressive and just kind of got rolling with it.”