Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Justin Thomas celebrates after winning the RBC Heritage tournament.Alamy Stock Photo Justin Thomas wins RBC Heritage after playoff as Lowry finishes with 70 Thomas got the better of Andrew Novak to claim his first victory since the 2022 PGA Championship. 12.26am, 21 Apr 2025 Share options JUSTIN THOMAS DEFEATED Andrew Novak in a playoff to win the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage and claim his first victory since the 2022 PGA Championship on Sunday. Novak had a great chance to win in regulation but agonizingly missed a 10-foot birdie putt to send himself and Thomas back to the 18th at Harbour Town for the playoff. 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. Check out the full list of results here Shane Lowry finished six shots back after carding a final round of 70 to leave him on nine-under for the tournament. Lowry had a mixed final day which included an eagle on the ninth and birdies on the fifth, 11th and 14th holes. But bogeys on the fourth and 10th, along with a double bogey at 11 held him back. “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. Advertisement “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,” he added. It was Thomas’s 16th win on the PGA Tour and moves him to second place in the FedEx Cup rankings behind Masters champion Rory McIlroy. Thomas and Novak shared second place heading into Sunday’s final round in South Carolina, one back of 54-hole leader Kim Si-woo, and the pair matched scores of three-under 68. Thomas and Novak finished three strokes clear of a four-way tie for third at 14-under, which included Daniel Berger, Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Harman and Maverick McNealy. Novak reached the turn on two-under for his round after four birdies and two bogeys, but he had just a solitary birdie on the back nine at the 16th. It was a similar story, albeit bogey free, for Thomas who reached the turn two-under, and made his lone back nine birdie on the par-five 15th. Novak was searching for his first win on the PGA Tour but the 30-year-old was able to be philosophical about the missed putt which cost him that maiden victory. “I’m not as frustrated as I thought I would be,” he said. “I feel like I did a lot of good things. I’m pretty proud of putting myself in that position when I really felt like I wasn’t swinging it that great this week, the fact that I was able to scrap out almost a win with not really swinging my best. The irons were giving me issues at times. “I hit a few good ones down the stretch, which was cool, because with the pressure on it usually gets tougher, and I was still able to pull off some shots,” he added. “I was happy to see that. Justin just went out and won it. There’s nothing you can really do about it.” World number one Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion, finished tied for eighth after a one-under round of 70, blighted by a double bogey on the 15th and bogey on the 17th before he finished off with a birdie on the last. – © AFP 2025 Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Justin Thomas wins RBC Heritage after playoff as Lowry finishes with 70”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Justin Thomas wins RBC Heritage after playoff as Lowry finishes with 70”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. 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