Justin Thomas (golfer) finished in a tie for ninth place. In August 2017, Thomas won his first major, the 2017 PGA Championship, winning by two shots. At the Dell Technologies Championship, Thomas became just the fourth golfer to win five times, including a major, in a PGA Tour season since 1960 before his 25th birthday, joining Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Jordan Spieth. After finishing runner-up to Xander Schauffele at the Tour Championship, Thomas became the FedEx Cup champion on September 24, 2017. In October 2017, Thomas won the third event of the 2017–18 season, the CJ Cup in South Korea. He defeated
Tiger Woods days in jail with an additional $500 fine. Woods was raised as a Buddhist, and he actively practiced his faith from childhood until well into his adult, professional golf career. In a 2000 article, Woods was quoted as saying that he "believes in Buddhism... not every aspect, but most of it." He has attributed his deviations and infidelity to his losing track of Buddhism. He said, "Buddhism teaches me to stop following every impulse and to learn restraint. Obviously I lost track of what I was taught." Woods is registered as an independent voter. In January 2009, Woods delivered a