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Justin Thomas wins PGA Championship

  • jjmckerr
  • May 22, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: May 24, 2022



It took 21 holes on Sunday, but Justin Thomas is now a two-time PGA Championship winner.I

The 29-year-old beat Will Zalatoris in a three-hole playoff at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla., to cap off the final round of the 2022 PGA Championship. The victory gives Thomas a second career major title to go along with the 2017 PGA Championship.

Thomas and Zalatoris both held 5-under scores after 72 holes, prompting the fifth three-hold playoff in PGA Championship history.

Thomas and Zalatoris matched birdies on the first playoff hole, the par-5 13th. Thomas then picked up the edge by getting a birdie on the 17th hole, while Zalatoris settled for par after narrowly missing a birdie putt. Zalatoris had a chance to catch up to Thomas on the third playoff hole, the par-4 18th. Thomas came through with a clean par, tapping in to secure the championship.


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