Justin Thomas has a career that few can boast of. As a two-time Major winner, he left a strong mark on everyone, and his upbringing and the initial stages of his golf career are particularly interesting.
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Namely, being a guest on 'The Late Show', the American golfer was awakened by nostalgia, after the host of the show, Stephen Colbert showed him photos with Michael Jordan, when the famous golfer was a 15-year-old boy.
Justin Thomas revealed quite interesting details of Jordan's arrival on golf courses. The NBA star enjoyed golf, using his free time to play the sport. Thomas enjoyed watching Jordan play golf.
"Michael Jordan used to always come to the Kentucky Derby," Thomas said, as quoted by Athlon Sports.
"I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. Hewanted to play golf while he was in town. He had a friend... who played with my dad.
So, he played my dad's course. I would be lucky enough to be out there and see him play."
Michael Jordan and Justin Thomas
It was often speculated in the media that Michael Jordan was betting while on the course. While this was an intriguing question, Thomas revealed the details, saying that he was a caddie for the group.
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However, as he grew older, the NBA star invited him to play a few holes with them.
"I would be the caddie for the group. The first couple of years, I'd help him out.
"The last year they came out, he [Jordan] always called me little man, he said 'hey, little man, go get your clubs. You are going to play the last seven holes with us.'"
Interestingly, this happened in 2008, when Thomas was already showing how promising a golfer he is. It seems that during that period, Jordan was not aware of the quality of the boy who promised to become a golf star.
Years later, it turned out that Thomas is a golfer who belongs to the very top of the golf scene, and it would be really interesting to hear the NBA'sstarside of the story, and whether he remembers those moments.
