What happens when a 15-time major champion’s trash-talking legacy is passed down to his son? For Justin Thomas, it meant finding a humbling note waiting for him in a bunker, courtesy of a pre-teen Charlie Woods.

Back in the 2020 PNC Championship, Thomas drove his ball into the bunker at the 13th. As Woods walked ahead of him, he took the opportunity to leave a special note for him beside the ball.

Thomas reached for the ball that had been dug deep into the sand, but he also noticed and picked up a suspiciously lying piece of paper beside it.

“DRAW HOLE!”

Woods was essentially telling him that he made the wrong kind of swing, which led to the ball landing in the bunker.

The video then shifted to Woods, who tipped his hat to Thomas, confirming that he had left the note for him!

As the commentators stated, even the PGA Tour pro had to admit that it was some next-level trash-talking from Woods. But interestingly, it wasn’t his writing or his dad’s…

It was that of Mike Thomas, who had dropped that exact piece of paper behind Charlie’s ball in the pro-am after he hit it through the fairway.

“He was smart enough to keep the note and use it in the same situation,” Thomas said. “So it was very well played. It was very smart for a kid his age.”

However, it was Team Thomas who ended up having the last laugh. They won the 2020 PNC Championship. Charlie and Tiger Woods finished seventh on the leaderboard.

Justin Thomas may have lost the battle of wits back in 2020 against Tiger Woods’ son. But he was still able to get one over another legend’s son. And the young amateur golfer recently recollected the incident.

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Justin Thomas turns from a victim into a prankster

In an episode of SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio, Annika Sorenstam and her son, Will McGee, joined for an interview ahead of the 2025 PNC Championship. They were talking about their past experience in the tournament. McGee mentioned that he has enjoyed playing on the course and has many fond memories of it.

The hosts weren’t having it, pushing the 14-year-old to share more details about his favorite moments. That’s when Sorenstam stepped in to ask him to share details about an interaction he had with a certain two-time major winner.

“I remember it was super windy that day,” McGee said. “After the round, we went to go hit balls, and I see Justin Thomas walking by. It’s always cool to see a star like him walking by. He just came up, put a golf ball in my pocket, and told me to not fly away. He was making fun of me to put on weight and stuff.”

McGee was still quite young when the incident happened. And understandably, he wasn’t as well-built or tall. So Thomas suggested that the ball would act as an anchor, keeping him from flying away in the strong wind on the course where they were practicing.

The jab made him and his mom, Sorenstam, laugh as they understood it was all said in good humor. But it shows that Justin Thomas can also pull his weight when trash-talking is needed.