Justin Thomas Shares Epic Story Of Winning Thousands Of Dollars Playing Golf With Michael Jordan At 15

The story of how Justin Thomas bought his first car as a teenager is as unique as it gets given that it involves him playing golf with Michael Jordan and raking in cash at the Kentucky golf course he grew up playing.

JT made an appearance on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ on Monday and the late-night host asked him about a specific photo of him walking on a golf course alongside Jordan. There is a joke to be made about Thomas appearing on late-night TV after missing the cut at The Players and finishing T-64 last week at the Valspar Championship, but we'll focus on the Michael Jordan side of things.

Anyway, Colbert showed the photo of a 15-year-old Thomas walking with MJ to the cameras and asked the two-time major winner to tell the story about how the round of golf came to be. 

Thomas explained that Jordan would always attend the Kentucky Derby in Louisville and would often play at the golf course Thomas' dad was the head professional at. The first few years when Jordan would show up to play, while Thomas was barely a teenager, he would help accommodate the group and caddie sometimes. 

The third year Jordan's group showed up, the legend said enough is enough, and told Thomas to go grab his sticks.

"First couple of years, I'd help them out. And, finally, in that third year - the last year they came out - he would call me 'Little Man', so he said 'Little Man, go get your clubs because you're going to play the last seven holes with us.'

"He knew I played golf, but he didn’t know that I was... decent, and nobody else definitely had any idea. He goes 'I'll take Little Man and whoever wants us.' Everybody else is just looking at this kid who is 111 pounds."

While Thomas only got to play seven holes alongside MJ, he made those seven holes count.

"I made four birdies in seven holes and helped pay for my first car," Thomas said.

"I didn’t know the amount," Thomas continued. "[Jordan] said to everybody 'don’t tell him [Thomas] what we’re playing for because he might… I won three to four grand."

Not a bad day's work for a 15-year-old kid. Seven holes with the greatest basketball player to ever live and walking away three to four thousand dollars richer; that'll do.