How many tattoos does Justin Thomas have and what do they signify?

Justin Thomas doesn't seem like a person with a lot of tattoos, so people may be surprised to find out that the American golfer has two of them, both in honor of his family.

One is a very small tattoo under his left elbow. The design is so that it looks like a golf tee but it is the letter “T”. This stands for Thomas, his family name. It has been said that this was inked to honor his parents.

A few months ago, the golfer got his second and, so far, his last tattoo on his inner right biceps. The latest appears to be the signature of his late grandfather, Paul Thomas.

Several other golfers, like Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson and Max Homa, have tattoos as well. Thomas recently showed these off at the Ryder Cup.

After much controversy surrounding his selection, the golfer was eventually named as a captain's choice. Zach Johnson selected him despite a pretty awful season for JT. He didn't even make the FedEx Cup Playoffs, but he was named to the team, anyway.

Most of Team USA struggled mightily, with Brooks Koepka and Scottie Scheffler even being benched at one point, but Justin Thomas did just fine. He wasn't spectacular, but he was certainly one of the better Americans at a dismal loss.

Justin Thomas mired in beef with Alan Shipnuck

Alan Shipnuck is one of the premier golf journalists on the scene. He has tons of sources and is often seen revealing big breaking news. His books often have tons of never-before-seen insights. However, much of this comes from a negative angle.

Many golfers don't appreciate it, and they are hoping Shipnuck will calm down. After the latest incident in which Shipnuck shared an anonymous quote slandering Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas had had enough.

He wrote on X (formerly Twitter):

"I'd like to speak on behalf of a lot of Tour players and say we're sick of @AlanShipnuck doing what he does. Bring positivity and good stories to help grow the game of golf, not try and make money bashing guys, earning zero trust, with a lot of incorrect information. Ridiculous."

Brooks Koepka jumped in and echoed the sentiment on behalf of the LIV Golf players. The excerpt from Shipnuck's book painted McIlroy as a fake hero. It said that he was heralded as the savior of golf when he's no better than anyone on LIV and that his money just comes from somewhere else.

McIlroy is loved by almost everybody, and that obviously stoked some frustration. Thomas hit back, and Shipnuck recently said that the golfer's life was not interesting enough to be covered from a journalistic standpoint.