Justin Thomas’s Wife Sent Him an Inspirational Text to Help Get His Game Back

After feeling ‘humiliated’ at the U.S. Open, Thomas turned him game around with a little bit of inspiration from his wife, Jillian.

After missing the cut at the U.S. Open with an 11-over 81 in the second round, Justin Thomas revealed that he had hit one of the lowest points in his career. 

"It's pretty humiliating and embarrassing shooting scores like that at a golf course I really, really liked,” he said shortly after. 

It didn’t take long for the two-time PGA champion to turn things around, though. At the Travelers Championship, just one week after that brutal Thursday round at Los Angeles Country Club, Thomas posted a T-9 finish, propelled by an 8-under 62 on Sunday. 

Speaking from this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, Thomas gave an in depth explanation of how he put the U.S. Open out of his mind and revived his game so quickly. 

It turns out that a text Thomas’s wife, Jillian, was a key part of that process. 

“All the credit to, honestly, my wife Wednesday night last week sent me a text that I woke up to Thursday that just kind of, it resonated to me and it really hit home better than anything I've heard. 

“Just basically said, ‘Remember why you love this game and why you play this game and why you're out there, just enjoy that and kind of take it in.’ It hit home for me. 

“So last week, any kind of challenge I faced, anything good that happened, anything bad that happened, I just kind of remembered this is why I play professional golf and that's, it's why I'm doing this,” Thomas said.

Justin Thomas was very forthcoming about his disappointment at the US Open and credits a text message from his wife helping him get in the right headspace to play last week at the Travelers where he finished tied for 9th. pic.twitter.com/vKm0mqJvau

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Thomas’s response was the perfect reminder of two important things: Don’t take your support at home for granted, and never underestimate the power of a positive, refreshed mindset on the golf course.