GREENSBORO, N.C. — Back in May, Justin Thomas was asked what he missed most while doing a dairy- and gluten-free diet.
“I want a pizza like you can’t imagine,” he said during a press conference at the Wells Fargo Championship. “Like, I would do some really messed up things for a pizza just doused in ranch.”
Well, Thomas wrapped up his six months of eating dairy-free and celebrated last week after returning from England and the British Open by eating not one, not two, but three gluten-free pizzas while in Blaine, Minnesot, for the 3M Championship.
“It was my first pizza since January and I could’ve cried,” he said on Saturday at the Wyndham Championship.
Asked if he thinks the diet has helped him improve his energy levels, he said, “I mean this is my fourth week in a row, obviously I missed two of the cuts, but it’s been a lot of travel and I feel pretty good.”
Props to Thomas for sacrificing one of his favorite guilty pleasures to chase greatness. While he hasn’t won this year and has endured the biggest slump of his career, he’s shown he’s willing to leave no stone unturned. He noted he still has a few more months to complete his quest to spend a full year without eating gluten.
