With the 2021 Masters Tournament kicking into high gear this weekend, it's time to examine the net worth of PGA pro-Justin Thomas. Already ranked second on the tour's leaderboard, the 27-year old pro out of the University of Alabama entered the weekend event with +1150 odds to secure his first career green jacket and close the gap with current world No. 1 Dustin Johnson. In this post, though, we're mostly going to focus on Justin Thomas' net worth in 2021.
While Thomas has never scored a top-three finish at the legendary golf course, recent history does suggest that he is on track to remain competitive as the weekend wears on. Not only did the veteran finish fourth in November at the same course–with the Masters delaying the tournament due to the Covid-19 pandemic–but he also secured an eighth-place finish at the U.S. Open in September.
Justin Thomas' Net-Worth in 2021 (estimate): $30 million
All told, the 5'10, 160-pound pro features one of the hardest swings in the game and can easily dominate a weekend's proceedings regardless of the odds or his current ranking. For a player who has improved his standing at the tournament every year, it might finally be time for Thomas to take home the most coveted trophy in the sport.
Should he find a way to score the upset, Thomas would not only continue his hot streak after taking top honors at the Player's Championship last month at TPC Sawgrass but provide a significant increase to his career earnings with the tournament's $2 million purse. While the eight-year professional may not have gotten off to the start he would have preferred–currently tied for 20th-place at one-under-par heading into Friday's action–Thomas still has ample time to ensure he doesn't leave Augusta empty-handed.
Justin Thomas clocks in with a net worth of $30 million, according to trackers at CelebrityNewWorth.com. Following his success since joining the tour in 2013, Thomas has compiled one of the most enviable portfolios of endorsements among professional golfers, this side of Tiger Woods. Among his most notable benefactors are Citi, Beats Electronics, FedEx, Titleist, and WHOOP. While the exact terms of his respective deals are unknown, they are reported to contribute a significant portion of the nearly $7 million he is believed to earn on a yearly basis.
However, though Thomas' endorsements are considerable, the list is noticeable for the companies no longer listed, as those that are.
Originally signed to a product collaboration deal with Calvin Klein during the summer of 2019, Thomas was dropped from his contract with the company in mid-January, following a “hot-mic” incident in which he was heard uttering a homophobic slur. After missing an easy putt while competing in the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Hawaii, Thomas was heard whispering the remark to himself. Though he issued an apology and pledged to contribute a portion of his earnings to LGBTQ causes, Calvin Klein ultimately decided to terminate their relationship with the golfer after releasing a statement in which they explained that his words conflicted with the companies' culture of inclusivity.
However, even without the clothing line, Thomas retains a healthy financial outlook thanks in part to his performance during the 2017 PGA Tour season.
After securing only two tour wins during the first three seasons of his professional career, Thomas kicked off the calendar year by taking first place at the SBS Tournament of Champions in January of 2017. While he would showcase strong showings in multiple events as the season progressed–including setting several tour records at the Sony Open and placing ninth at the U.S. Open–Thomas would announce himself as a force to be reckoned with by winning the PGA Championship by two strokes. Not only did the tournament qualify as the first major win of his career, as well as catapulting him up the sport's rankings, but the championship netted him a cool $1.9 million check, easily the biggest purse he has earned from a single event.
All told, Justin Thomas became only the fourth golfer since 1960 to win five times, including a major, in a single season before the age of 25, joining Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Jordan Spieth.
As a result of his dominating performance throughout the year, Thomas was not only named “Player of the Year” but won the FedEx Cup in September 2017, worth $10 million.
Climbing the Career Earnings Leaderboard
Thanks to his consistent outings across the tour over the past four years, Thomas has broken into the top 20 on the career earnings leaderboard. Currently ranked 18th on the list, according to ESPN, the 27-year old veteran has won $42,968,432, just over $2 million behind Jordan Spieth for 17th place. All told, Thomas has won 12 events since the start of his career for a combined purse of $35.5 million, per Sportscasting.com.
While he remains almost $80 million short of Tiger Woods' mark–who tops the leaderboard with an astounding $120,851,706 career mark– Thomas should have an opportunity to crack the top ten within the next several years. Just over $9 million behind the $52,600,772 of Matt Kuchar, Thomas will likely top the mark even without the benefit of another major win.
In the event that he can add to his major titles–a development that is not out of the realm of possibility given his recent bout of success–Thomas would have an outside chance to climb higher on the leaderboard as the value of purses increase.
Though it may have taken Justin Thomas several years to make his mark on the tour, the professional golfer has quickly established himself as one of the most bankable stars the PGA Tour has. Nonetheless, were you at all stunned by Justin Thomas' net worth in 2021?
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