Justin Thomas ‘excited’ for new challenge as former World No. 1 gears up on becoming a father
Justin Thomas is getting ready for a new chapter in his life as his wife, Jillian is about to give birth to their first child in November.
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As Justin Thomas gets ready for the Zozo Championship in Japan, he has already got some bigger plans for the future. The two-time major champion is soon going to become a father for the first time, and this new challenge is something that he is “excited” about.
Following his snub from the 2024 Presidents Cup team, the former World No. 1 took to his Instagram account to speak about the 2024 season. While he admitted to being “bummed” about being left out of the team, he announced that he is excited to become a dad in November.
During the press conference ahead of the Zozo Championship, he was asked about whether he was ready for this big moment in his life. Laughingly, Thomas claimed that he does not think anyone is ever ready for this.
I don’t think you ever are. All I know is I’ll be as ready as I possibly can, and we’re going to make the most out of every situation we can. I can’t tell you honestly if I’m ready because I’ve never done it before. I’ll let you know in a couple months. It will be a challenge in different ways but one that we’re excited for.
Justin Thomas said as per Golfweek
.@JustinThomas34 is ready to make the most of being a parent. 😄 pic.twitter.com/5rGkQs1h5m
— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) October 22, 2024
Before this though, Thomas is eyeing to end his winless drought and claim another victory in Asia. Out of his 15 PGA Tour wins, four of them have come in Asia. This will be his second appearance in this event, having first appeared in the inaugural edition in 2019.
Justin Thomas admits feeling bad for laughing at Scottie Scheffler’s neck injury
While speaking at the press conference on Tuesday, Justin Thomas was asked about what he remembered about playing alongside Scottie Scheffler at the Players Championship. At the time, the current World No. 1 was suffering from a neck injury.
On the par-4 12th hole at TPC Sawgrass during the second round, Scheffler would scuff a tee shot leading to an audible laugh from Thomas. The 31-year-old later realized that Scheffler was playing with a neck injury and started feeling bad for his actions.
[His neck injury] didn’t really come up until our third hole on Friday. I just remember he hit this tee shot and it was like the most absurd follow-through I’ve ever seen and I was audibly laughing because I thought it was just one of his patented follow-throughs only to find out it was his neck and I actually felt pretty bad.
Justin Thomas said regarding Scottie Scheffler in a press conference
Despite the neck injury, Scheffler was able to emerge victorious. His win saw him become the first player to go back-to-back at the Players Championship.
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