Mike Thomas doubles as the father and coach of Justin Thomas one of the world’s most successful golfers in recent times. He is currently ranked eighth in the world.

He revealed his father’s health condition in an exclusive brief interview in September last year. For the first time in perhaps four years, Mike was absent from coaching his son in the Ryder Cup last year.

Mike Thomas health: What disease does Justin Thomas’ father have?

Apparently, prior to the tournament week, he had He has a blood clot in his lung (pulmonary embolism) and was unable to travel or do any vigorous activity for a month.

Justin added that his father Mike had been traveling nonstop for eight weeks prior to the event, including trips to England for the Open Championship and Japan for the Olympics, and that two weeks after his trip he started experiencing constant pain in his left side.

He initially mistook it for pleurisy. His wife Jani insisted he go to the hospital when the pain persists for some time. The pain persisted for several days, causing shortness of breath.

That’s when he was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Series of tests revealed nothing unusual, but a CT scan revealed the clot. Mike is currently fine and kicking.

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