Justin Thomas has opened up on a rather unhelpful message from Tiger Woods during the 2019 Presidents Cup, where the pair were playing as a team for the United States

Justin Thomas has shared an amusing anecdote about a candid conversation with golf icon Tiger Woods during a tense moment at the Presidents Cup, which left him still pondering his next move on the fairway. Despite a stronger performance in the 2023/24 season, Thomas wasn’t part of this year’s Presidents Cup team, even though he’s currently the world No.

30. Reflecting on the 2019 event where he played alongside Woods, Thomas encountered a difficult shot and sought guidance from one of the sport’s legends.

He detailed the incident on The Smylie Show: “It was in the alternate shot, and I just made like an eight-footer for birdie to stay tied in the match. We were in a really good match,” Thomas recalled. “So I had 16 tee shot, and it’s this brutal hole.”

“It’s this very narrow dog-leg left, and it just gradually dog legs the whole way. And I like to fade the ball off the tee, and there’s this damn tree that’s right off of the tee on the left that’s just right in my window … it’s a big point in the match. I need to get this ball in play.”

Thomas then described his quandary, “I have the greatest iron player on planet earth on my team, but it’s such a long hole, I can’t hit an iron because it’s like a driver/five-iron kind of par four. And I never really ask Tiger anything in terms of layups or whatever it is, and that’s what makes him such a great partner. He’s just like, ‘look, you go play, I’ll go play, I’ll let you know if I need anything’.”, reports the Mirror.

“I call Tiger over. He’s like, ‘What? ‘ I’m like, ‘I mean, is there anything, like, this tee shot’s not very comfortable for me. Like, do you care if you’re further back or…”‘. Woods didn’t hold back in his