Thursday, August 20, 2015

One Last Shot at the FedexCupPlayoffs


by Roz Roberts III

This is it.  The last PGA tournament of the year before the FedexCup playoffs begin.  Today in North Carolina, the PGA Tour holds its last regular event of the year at the Wyndham Championship.  After this event, the top 125 on the FedexCup points list will get into the playoffs.

Currently, Michael Thompson sits 145th on that list and in order to guarantee a spot in the playoffs Michael needs to finish 5th or better.  There are other scenarios for him to get in but he'll need a solid top 10 at minimum.

Michael is playing with D.A. Points and K.J. Choi.  They tee off for round 1 at 12:40pm ET.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Thompson In the "Biggest Little City in the World"


by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson tees off Thursday in Reno, Nevada where he will be competing in the Barracuda Championship.  The Barracuda Championship uses a modified Stableford scoring system which encourages aggressive play and awards positive points for birdies, eagles, and double eagles while subtracting points for bogeys and worse.

The scoring used for the Barracuda Championship is as follows:
• Double Eagle: 8 points
• Eagle: 5 points
• Birdie: 2 points
• Par: 0 points
• Bogey: -1 point
• Double Bogey or more: -3 points
Michael tees off at 1:06pm PT from the tenth hole.  He is paired with Mark Wilson and Jonas Blixt.


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