Crimson Tide begins play at the University of Georgia Golf Course on May 17-19
OUTLOOK:
Justin Thomas arrives at the Capstone as one of the consensus top-five recruits in the nation ... boasts a litany of prep and junior honors and awards ... is expected to come in and be a fixture in the Crimson Tide lineup very early in his career.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS:
He is the third-youngest player to make a PGA Tour cut (2009 Wyndam Championship) at just 16 year, three months and 24 days after ... a two-time Rolex Junior All-American, earning first-team honors in 2010 ... played for the United States team at the 2010 Junior Ryder Cup, winning 2.5 of a possible three points for the U.S. team ... has participated in the U.S. Amateur in both 2010 and 2011, qualifying for match play both years before falling the round of 32 ... recipient of the Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award in 2011 ... won the 2009 Footjoy Invitational, holding off fellow freshman and teammate Tom Lovelady for the win ... won the 2010 Terra Cotta Invitational ... runner-up at the 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur ... shot 6-under 30, tying the lowest none-hole score at the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2010 ... named the KGA-PGA Junior Boys Player of the Year in 2010 ... played in the 2005 World Youth Team Challenge and the 2010 Canon Cup ... let his high school team at St. Xavier's to the 2008 and 2009 Kentucky State Championship ... earned state medalist honors in 2009 and was third in 2010 ... thee-time Kentucky All-State honoree, the first athlete at St. Xavier's to accomplish the feat ... named Kentucky's Mr. Golf in 2009 ... 2008 and 2010 Kentucky Junior Player of the Year.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Thomas is the son of Mike and Jani Thomas ... his lowest competitive round is a 64, which he has shot six times.
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