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Justin Thomas gets emotional over wife, daughter after first win in three years
@Source: nypost.com
Justin Thomas choked back tears as he explained how special it was for his wife, Jillian, and daughter, Molly, to see him win the 2025 RBC Heritage in South Carolina on Sunday.
During an interview, CBS reporter Amanda Balionis mentioned that Jillian was “just a girlfriend” and their daughter Molly “was not here” when he won last — three years ago the PGA Championship at Southern Hills in May of 2022.
“Winning is hard, it’s really, really hard,” Thomas, 31, said when Balionis asked why this victory was especially emotional for his family. “I’ve worked my butt off and stayed patient, stayed positive. I got a great wife, great team, and now a great daughter,
“… I just take for granted sometimes when you get on those runs. I didn’t realize how much I miss winning and battling out there today was so much fun.”
Jillian was beaming with pride as she held the couple’s daughter in a portable baby carrier.
The couple, who tied the knot in November 2022, welcomed their daughter Molly Grace on Nov. 18, 2024.
Thomas sank a 21-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Andrew Novak to secure the victory at Harbour Town Golf Links on Sunday.
It marked his 16th win on the PGA Tour and it elevated him to No. 6 in the world.
“Just having [Molly] and Jill here, just seeing them,” Thomas said following the win. “… I had to look away because, when you’re out there in the moment, you’re focused on what you’re doing… It’s business, I’m trying to execute and do what im doing, I’m trying to win a golf tournament.
“… It’s hard to not start thinking about what could be when I see them. So that’s where I had to just kind of put my head down and take a deep breath because that’s when I feel like I can get into, ‘I want this so bad for us.'”
Thomas went on to call Jill a “rock star” for supporting him on the course.
“I would just tell her how much fun it was for us to do this as a family, I’d say,” Thomas said.
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