Justin Thomas says what he thinks about the golf course at the Truist Championship after hearing Rory McIlroy’s comments about it

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Justin Thomas returns to PGA Tour action this week, with the Truist Championship up next in his schedule.

Thomas has a 10-year-old club in his bag for the Truist Championship, which takes place at Philadelphia Cricket Club.

The American heads into the event as a recent PGA Tour champion, having clinched his first win at the RBC Heritage.

Thomas beat Andrew Novak in a playoff at Harbour Town, with the former securing his 16th career win in the process.

He now turns his focus to the Truist Championship, which is headlined by Masters champion Rory McIlroy.

Justin Thomas shares Philadelphia Cricket Club verdict before the Truist Championship

McIlroy spoke of the Philadelphia Cricket Club course ahead of the event, saying that he could carry bunkers at 300 yards and he was going to fully attack with his driver.

Asked if he feels the same way in his pre-tournament press conference, Thomas said: “First off, I would say that’s a good strategy for Rory at every golf course ever made is just to pull the driver out of the bag, unless it’s a par-3, and just hit it because he hits it better than about anybody in the world.

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“For the most part, there is a lot of drivers. The fairways are… they’re pretty generous. They’re wider than I thought on some holes.

“But it’s super, super wind dependent. I mean, we played a different wind the last three days, wind direction in the sense of… like the 18th hole, for instance, yesterday I hit a driver and a 6-iron.

“Today I hit the driver as good as I could hit it, and I hit 5-wood in. It can play very differently in terms of some bunkers that are carryable with a certain wind and then not others.

“I think here it’s fairway first, and it’s more of a second-shot golf course, in my opinion, of where you’re leaving it and putting it in the right positions and giving yourself birdie opportunities.”

Justin Thomas 2025 PGA Tour results ahead of the Truist Championship

Thomas was certainly showing positive signs before he won the RBC Heritage, although there were also some frustrating finishes.

But the two-time major champion finally got over the line last month, coming just in time for the PGA Championship.

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That competition represents both of his major wins, with Thomas triumphing at the PGA Championship in 2017 and 2022.

He will now look for another strong finish at the Truist Championship, with the 32-year-old currently occupying fifth place in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).