Justin Thomas

Justin Thomas, out of USA — Texas & South-Central, rates 84 overall on the PGA Tour — the numbers add up to a Short-Game Wizard, with short game the clear peak of the profile at A-.

• Power B+ — on the stronger side of average in the 2025–26 pool; 36 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• At B+, J. Thomas's accuracy rating is comfortably above tour-average (79th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 20 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play B+ — on the stronger side of average in the 2025–26 pool; 37 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• At A-, J. Thomas's short game rating is well above the pool average (87th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 12 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• At B+, J. Thomas's putting rating is modestly above average (68th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 30 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• At B+, J. Thomas's course iq rating is on the stronger side of average (62nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 36 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• Nerve sits at A- for J. Thomas, well above the pool average across the 2025–26 pool: 16 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency A- — comfortably above tour-average in the 2025–26 pool; 18 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine sits at B+ for J. Thomas, a shade above the pool average across the 2025–26 pool: 46 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Short-Game Wizard. Scrambling is the identity here. A short-game wizard build keeps the scorecard clean even on the weeks the ball-striking isn't perfect.

On raw attribute shape, nobody in the 2025–26 pool matches this card more closely than Keegan Bradley, Alex Smalley and Jordan Spieth, in that order of similarity.

• Keegan Bradley,
• Alex Smalley,
• Jordan Spieth

Of the 24 events on the schedule, The Open Championship, U.S. Open and Masters Tournament suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

• The Open Championship — Major
• U.S. Open — Major
• Masters Tournament — Major

At $4M (C tier), Justin Thomas leaves $41M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 4 more S-tier chips, or 34 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (power, accuracy and iron play) include Rory McIlroy ($10M), Scottie Scheffler ($10M) and Collin Morikawa ($8M).

• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Collin Morikawa ($8M)

2 PGA Championships. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Every rating on this page is a 1–10 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.