It맥스카지노�s a major homecoming this week for Justin Thomas at Valhalla Golf Club.The St. Xavier High School graduate will tee it up in the PGA Championship, the second major championship of the year, in front of his hometown crowd on a course he's played more than anyone else in the field."It's very special," Thomas said on Tuesday during a morning news conference.The two-time major champion was swarmed by crowds and well-wishers on Monday during his practice round. He will undoubtedly be the fan favorite this week in front of some 200,000 fans expected during the weeklong event."I would say this tournament, at this golf course, is a lot of (the) reason I feel like for my love for professional golf and wanting to win majors and golf tournaments and watching Tiger (Woods) here in 2000 in person," Thomas said. "It's just crazy how fast it's gotten to this week from when it was announced to me being on Tour and being fortunate enough to win this tournament, and now actually being here. So, I'm happy it's here."Thomas said he's not worried about any added pressure and noted that he really isn맥스카지노�t sure just yet how it맥스카지노�s going to feel when he tees it up in his hometown."The good news is, I have a pretty easy time putting a lot of pressure on myself already, so that shouldn맥스카지노�t be too much of an adjustment," Thomas said, laughing. "I맥스카지노�ve never played a professional tournament, let alone a PGA, in my hometown, so I맥스카지노�m sure it will be some new feelings, some good feelings. I came out yesterday and enjoyed it."I think just going to take it in and try to use it to my advantage. Use the energy and the support to try to kind of get me going and push me along as the week goes."The 31-year-old Thomas was 7 years old when Woods beat Bob May in a playoff at Valhalla in the 2000 PGA. He was 15 when the U.S. team won the Ryder Cup at the same venue."I obviously don't remember a lot, being 7 years old," Thomas said with a smile. "But I remember just being probably like inspired, being very in awe. I just hadn't been to anything that big. I mean, the energy that week was crazy...not that you know what you want to do when you're seven-years-old, but I had a pretty good idea that I wanted to play golf."A two-time major champion, Thomas said he's focused on making sure his game is on point this week. He said he feels like he맥스카지노�s been trending in the right direction in recent events.He was fifth at the RBC Heritage and had a final round scoring 6-under 65 last month after missing the cut at the Masters. He had four straight rounds in the 60s in that event, and then, last week, finished tied for 21st at the Wells Fargo Championship."I finally feel like, at least this year, I know I've been playing well enough to win," Thomas said. "It's just a matter of doing it."According to his father, Mike, Thomas came to Valhalla a week before the event and played two days of practice. He was back on Monday and said it would be a normal week of preparation.While there is some familiarity with Valhalla, Thomas said he hasn맥스카지노�t played the course as often as some might think."I think if we were playing Harmony Landing, I would have a little bit more of an advantage than Valhalla," he said, referring to his father's club where he grew up. "I haven't played here that many times. I've probably played 10, maybe 15. I think when I played last Sunday, I was saying to my dad, I don't think I've been out here in eight or 10 years; it had been a while."The course hasn't changed too much from what I remember. It's all very right in front of you. You just hit a driver really far and really straight and hit your irons well. That seems to be the theme here."