(FILES) In this file photo Justin Thomas of the United States reacts on the 18th green during the third round of the Sentry Tournament Of Champions at the Kapalua Plantation Course on January 9, 2021 in Kapalua, Hawaii. – Golf’s world number three Justin Thomas apologized for a homophobic slur picked up by television microphones at the US PGA Tour’s Tournament of Champions on January 9, 2021. American Thomas uttered the anti-gay slur on the fourth hole of his third round in Hawaii after missing a five-foot par putt, and it caused an immediate stir on social media. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)