Justin Thomas discloses what he and Scottie Scheffler said about Aronimink after round three at the PGA Championship
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Justin Thomas ran through the tape on Sunday to give himself a chance at winning the Wannamaker Trophy.
He shot a final round 65 to take a clubhouse lead at five under par, albeit with plenty of big names with nearly their entire rounds to play behind him.
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After a good start to the tournament, Thomas fell off the pace on Saturday to give himself a mountain to climb on the final day. He did have the worst of the conditions, as the howling wind of Aronimink always seemed to blow hardest with him on the golf course.
The setup at this year’s PGA Championship came under much scrutiny all week, as Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy shared their criticisms. They said the tough pin placements meant it was impossible to separate yourself on the scoreboard.
Thomas was asked about the Sunday setup after his final round and shared what he discussed with Scheffler the night before.
Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty ImagesWhat Justin Thomas as Scottie Scheffler said about Aronimink on Saturday night
Thomas’ final round was the first time he played in reasonable conditions all weekend. He took full advantage with a terrific score, and said what the course setup was like for Sunday’s play.
The two-time PGA Championship winner said, “To be honest, it’s the first day I’ve played without 25-mile-an-hour winds. It’s been absolutely brutal conditions I played in. Scottie and I were talking about that last night because we were a group apart all three days.
“We played in 20, 25 mile an hour the first two days, and then we kind of hit that window perfectly yesterday of started just late enough to where it was pretty much as we were starting and went throughout the whole round again.
“We were just for like, we see each other at the end of the day in the physio room, just look at each other like we are exhausted. Any place is tough with that much wind, but this place with how the course is set up and everything, it’s extremely tough.
“So not having much wind today actually made it feel like I could make some birdies. It was nice.”
Major championships are brutal weeks at the best of times, and it sounds like this one really took it out of Thomas.
Justin Thomas asked how close he is to his best after back surgery
Thomas was sidelined at the start of the 2026 season after having back surgery at the end of last year. After a slow start at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, he looks to be rounding back into good form.
He was asked how close he is to 100% health after his final round at Aronimink, and he replied, “I don’t know. I’ve been asked that. I think — you’re never — I don’t think you ever are because it’s not like it’s fixed. Then I play a couple tournaments, and I don’t feel it anymore, it’s gone, it’s good forever, for the rest of my life.
“I play a sport that’s about as bad on your lower spine as you could basically draw up. Then you add in a crazy amount of repetition and a crazy amount of years doing it, it just — I mean, I guarantee you took MRIs of the entire PGA Tour, you have 50 percent of the people have herniated disks. It’s just everybody feels it differently.
“I’m trying to look at it as I’m never fully over it, and I’m doing all the things I feel like I need to do still, not just because, oh, it feels good, I’m good, I’m in the clear now. The goal is to do my maintenance so that I don’t have another issue.”
Back injuries can easily derail a golfer’s career, so Thomas is right to be cautious with his. This week should give him all the confidence in the world, however.