Justin Thomas facing up to tough task in Players history bid

Tatiana Kostyuk, 38, from Zaporozhye, gives food to a child after fleeing Ukraine, at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, on Wednesday March 9 2022 (Visar Kryeziu/AP)

Justin Thomas is under no illusions about the size of his task as he bids to make history in The Players Championship.

The game’s so-called “fifth major” has been won by the likes of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia and Rory McIlroy, but no player has ever made a successful title defence at Sawgrass.