Justin Thomas ends PGA Tour long wait with RBC Heritage play-off win

Justin Thomas poses with the trophy after winning the final round of the RBC Heritage 2025 at Harbour Town Golf Links on April 20. PHOTO: AFP

UPDATED Apr 21, 2025, 04:37 PM

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WASHINGTON – Justin Thomas defeated Andrew Novak in a play-off to win the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage and claim his first victory since the 2022 PGA Championship.

Novak had a great chance to win in regulation but agonisingly missed a 10-foot birdie putt to send himself and Thomas back to the 18th at Harbour Town for the play-off on April 20. With Novak unable to make his long birdie putt, Thomas took his chance, draining his putt superbly from 21 feet to end his nearly three year winless run.

“It’s so hard to force the issue in a course like this. It’s so firm, so fast. It just was so fun to play. I mean, I’m really, really proud of myself today, how patient I was, and just plodding my way around,” said Thomas.

“I’ve never made a putt to win a tournament before, like, of length. I’ve been fortunate to have a lot of tap-ins, but I’ve never made a putt, and that was pretty cool... That was as fun as I thought it would be.”