{"id":268164,"date":"2025-01-04T22:48:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T22:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/04\/justin-thomas-has-a-unique-practice-session-at-the-sentry-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:48","slug":"justin-thomas-has-a-unique-practice-session-at-the-sentry-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/04\/justin-thomas-has-a-unique-practice-session-at-the-sentry-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Thomas has a unique practice session at The Sentry 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4713242\" data-slug-id=\"2304827\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Justin Thomas is back in action for the first time in 2025. Following a bit of a down year in 2024, Thomas is looking to start the new PGA Tour season off on the right foot. He may be doing so by having a rather unique practice session ahead of the Sentry this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas hosted a junior golf clinic during his practice outing in Maui ahead of today&#8217;s tee time for the first round. Several young golfers came to watch and learn from the PGA star during his practice round.<\/p>\n<p>Kids took turns asking him questions, such as whether or not he could swing like Happy Gilmore or if he&#8217;d ever Eurostepped in celebration of a made putt. He also invited some children to compete against him in competitions while he practiced.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>He said after:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I really do feel like it wasn&#8217;t that long ago and also forever ago that I was in their shoes, so if a couple of these kids from out here can become the future of golf and play in the LPGA or PGA, then that&#8217;s pretty cool down the road one day.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The post from the Sentry tournament referred to them as the &#8220;local keiki.&#8221; Keiki is a term for a baby orchid plant that grows asexually from a mature orchid&#8217;s flower stem or pseudobulb. It is used colloquially to refer to children in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, Thomas hadn&#8217;t yet teed off at the Sentry, while a couple of other golfers, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/tom-hoge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Tom Hoge<\/a> and Harry Hall, were through their first few holes to open the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Justin Thomas excited for 2025 after Presidents Cup snub<\/h2>\n<p>Justin Thomas, long a standout for Team USA in both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/ryder-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Ryder Cup<\/a> and the Presidents Cup, was not part of the 2024 Presidents Cup team. The snub has him excited to play with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Justin Thomas is ready (Image via Imagn)\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"3400\" height=\"2364\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg 1920w\" alt=\"Justin Thomas is ready (Image via Imagn)\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/01\/24908569-1735842581.jpeg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%203400%202364%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Justin Thomas is ready (Image via Imagn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6032136\/2025\/01\/01\/justin-thomas-golf-presidents-cup-ryder-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">The Athletic<\/a>, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI haven\u2019t had the opportunity to play pissed off for awhile, so I\u2019m pretty excited to play a little pissed off this year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He understood the decision and even took it so well that he could joke with Captain Jim Furyk about it. He texted Furyk several times to joke with him about his decisions for the team.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Thomas posted frequently about it as well, adding that he felt like he had a relationship with Furyk to do so.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cGlad that they won, and was pulling for \u2019em like crazy, but luckily we\u2019re close enough where I feel like I can do that and he won\u2019t get too mad,&#8221; he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The USA and International teams swapped undefeated days before the United States put together a nice closing round to secure the win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Riddhiman Sarkar<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\nvar pixelID = \"952063904834769\";\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel, { once: true, passive: true });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? \nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, \ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', pixelID); \nfbq('track', \"PageView\");\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", loadFBPixel);\ndocument.removeEventListener(\"mousemove\", loadFBPixel);\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/golf\/news-watch-justin-thomas-unique-practice-session-the-sentry-2025\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Justin Thomas is back in action for the first time in 2025. 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