Justin Thomas Ends 3-year Drought With Playoff Victory In Rbc Heritage

Justin Thomas had one more hurdle to prove his game was back where he felt it belonged, and he cleared it Sunday in the RBC Heritage with the longest putt he ever made to win.

Walking up to the 18th green at Harbour Town in a playoff with Andrew Novak, Thomas remarked to fill-in caddie Joe Greiner that he had never made a putt of any length to win on the final hole. He had just outside 20 feet.

The putt was so pure , Thomas dropped his putter before the ball disappeared into the cup, setting off pure joy at ending nearly three years without a win.

"That was pretty cool," he said. "That was as fun as I thought it would be."

Thomas played bogey-free in dry, fast conditions on a course that demanded precision, making a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and closing with a 3-under 68.