Thursday, October 22, 2015

What a First Round in Vegas!


Michael Thompson plays a shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Shriners Hospitals For Children Open on October 22, 2015 at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Oct. 21, 2015 - Source: Scott Halleran/Getty Images North America)

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson put together his best round of the young season shooting a seven under par 74 and he is currently tied for first at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.  Michael had a single blemish on his scorecard when he double bogeyed his second hole of the day (hole 11) but from that point forward he was flawless.  His round included seven birdies and one eagle.  He made several long putts and managed to hit 16 out of 18 greens in regulation.

He gets his second round underway at 12:46pm PDT on Friday.




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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Vegas Baby!


by Roz Roberts III

After a strong opening round in last week's Fry's.com Open, Michael Thompson slowed down a bit and didn't make it through Saturday's second cut and ultimately finished with a MDF (made cut, didn't finish).  He'll look to improve on his results from last week in Las Vegas at the Shriner's Hospitals for Children Open.  The Shriners is played at TPC Sunderlin and plays to a par 71.

Michael is paired with Scott Brown and Ricky Barnes for the first two rounds.  They tee off Thursday morning at 8:01am PDT from the tenth hole.

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

A Strong Start to the New Season

Michael Thompson plays his shot from the 11th tee during the first round of the Frys.com Open on October 15, 2015 in Napa, California. (Oct. 14, 2015 - Source: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images North America)
by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson made his first round of the 2015/2016 PGA Tour season a great one.  He finished the day at four under par (68) and is currently tied for 13th.  Michael made seven birdies over the course of the round including a stretch of three in a row.  Michael starts his second round Friday afternoon at 12:20pm PDT.

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2015/2016 PGA Tour Season Is Underway


by Roz Roberts III

The wrap around 2015/2016 PGA Tour season gets underway today at the Fry's.com Open being held in Napa, California.  Michael Thompson begins the new season with an early tee time with John Peterson and Jason Kokrak.  They tee off at 7:30am PDT from the first hole.
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Monday, October 12, 2015

Can You Believe It???

Michael Thompson hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the second round of the Web.com Tour Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship at The Ohio State University Golf Club on September 25, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. (Sept. 24, 2015 - Source: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America)


by Roz Roberts III

After securing his 2015/2016 PGA Tour card with his performance in the Web.com Tour Finals, Michael Thompson will be in action again this week as the new year of the PGA Tour season gets started at the Fry's.com Open.

Michael secured his PGA Tour card after making the cut in the first three events of the Web.com Tour Finals securing his card early with his tie for second place in the Hotel Fitness Championship.  He sat out the fourth event and ended up finishing 8th.  With his 8th place finish in the finals money list, Michael is ranked 16th in the current reshuffle list which grants priority entry into events for the next year.

Last week, Michael was a featured speaker at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate dinner in Tuscaloosa.  Ian Thompson (no relation) wrote a nice article on Michael's speech and how well it was received.  You can read it here:

MR. GOLF: Michael Thompson connects with his audience