HILTON HEAD – Justin Thomas defeated Andrew Novak with a birdie-3 on the first playoff hole (No. 18) to take the 17th playoff in RBC Heritage history and first since 2023 (Matt Fitzpatrick def. Jordan Spieth).
It was the fifth playoff on TOUR this season and second consecutive: The others? Sony Open in Hawaii, Mexico Open at Vidanta World, The PLAYERS Championship, and Masters Tournament.
Career Playoff Records:
- Justin Thomas: 5-2
- Andrew Novak: 0-1
Thomas earned his 16th PGA TOUR victory in his 250th start at age of 31 years, 11 months, 22 days. It was his 59th PGA TOUR start since his last victory at the 2022 PGA Championship (span of 1,064 days).
RBC Heritage | Final Leaderboard
P1 Justin Thomas 61 69 69 68 267 (-17)
P2 Andrew Novak 68 65 66 68 267 (-17)
T3 Daniel Berger 70 67 68 65 270 (-14)
T3 Mackenzie Hughes 68 66 69 67 270 (-14)
T3 Brian Harman 66 69 66 69 270 (-14)
T3 Maverick McNealy 70 65 65 70 270 (-14)
Final Leaderboard: (link)