Justin Thomas Wins 2021 Players Championship, Gives Emotional Interview


Thomas gave an emotional interview after the win and spoke on Tiger Woods and his late grandfather.

Justin Thomas won his first Players Championship on Sunday after finishing 14-under par at the Players Stadium Course in Palm Valley, Florida. 

The tournament has the largest purse in all of golf at $15 million and Thomas took home $2.7 million as the winner.

Thomas, 27, also made history and had the lowest final 36-hole score in the tournament's history and said he it was "probably one of the best rounds of my life tee-to-green." Thomas gave an emotional interview after his win when speaking on Tiger Woods and his grandfather, who died this year. 

"I wish I could talk to him, but I know he's watching," Thomas said about his grandfather. 

Thomas is a close friend of Woods, who is recovering from a single-car accident and has kept in touch during his rehabilitation

"I was replaying a lot of what he told me in my head," Thomas said. "You know, he likes to give me a lot of grief, especially when he's not here. We're all pulling for him and I'm so glad to hear everything's been going well with him. But a part of me wishes he was here so I could rub it in his face a little bit more.

Lee Westwood finished second, Brian Harman and Bryson DeChambeau tied for third while Paul Casey finished fifth to round out the top five finishers.