Saturday, March 29, 2014

Thompson Makes Another Cut



Michael Thompson shot +3 in round 2 of the Valero Texas Open, finishing the first two rounds at +1 overall. This marks the 8th cut made out of 10 attempts this year.  He'll be grouped with John Senden and Charley Hoffman for round three which starts at 9:50 am local time.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Fog Delay Doesn't Slow Thompson


by Roz Roberts III

After a two and a half hour fog delay, Michael Thompson finally got his round started this morning and it was worth the wait!  Michael had a great front nine posting two birdies without a bogey.  Ultimately, he finished at two under par which is currently tied for 10th just two shots off the lead.  Play was suspended with about a quarter of the field still needing to finish their first rounds.

Tomorrow's second round will start after the first round is completed in the morning.  Michael and playing partners John Merrick and Charlie Beljan will be teeing off sometime in the afternoon.  AT the moment, Shot Tracker shows Michael teeing off from the tenth hole at 2:50pm ET (1:50pm local time).

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Texas Push To Make the Masters

by Roz Roberts III

It's been three years since Michael Thompson has played the Valero Texas Open but he recently added the event to his tour schedule in hopes of qualifying for this year's Masters.  In order to get into the first major of the year, Michael will need to win this week or next.  Although the odds are long, as they say with the lottery 'you can't win if you don't play', and Michael has opted to play both events.  This week's tournament is being held at the JW Marriott, TPC San Antonio.

Michael will be grouped with John Merrick and Charlie Beljan for the first two rounds.  They tee off from the first hole at 7:00AM ET (8:00AM local time).

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Friday, March 14, 2014

Thompson's Putter Leads the Way

by Roz Roberts III

As the saying goes, 'driving's for show and putting's for dough.'

Michael Thomspon is looking to prove the old adage correct.

For the second day in a row, Michael's putter was red hot and it has propelled him into a tie for 12th at the Valpsar Championship.  After shooting a two under par 69 today, he climbed up 33 spots on the leaderboard and he is now one under par for the tournament.

Today, Michael was +2.554 in strokes gained putting and that followed yesterday's +2.137.  For the tournament, Michael is currently 7th in strokes gained putting and tied for 6th in putts per green in regulation.

Michael will look to keep his putter hot during Saturday's third round when he will be playing with Carl Petterson.  They tee off from the first hole at 1:30pm ET.

Televison coverage tomorrow will be split between Golf Channel and NBC.  Coverage will start on the Golf Channel at 1-3pm ET and then will continue on NBC from 3-6pm ET.  While the normal coverage on NBC is going on, the Golf Channel will air "Spotlight Coverage" of holes 15, 16, and 17.

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Thompson Tames The Snake Pit



by Randy Roberts

Starting off the day with three consecutive bogeys was probably not what Michael Thompson had envisioned, but he didn't let that deter him.  A single birdie paired with two additonal bogeys had him finishing the front nine at four over par. He finally hit his groove on the back nine with five pars in a row, and then he got hot, finishing the day birdie, par, birdie, birdie. Even more impressive was the fact that he scored two under par on the three hole stretch known as "The Snake Pit", which the rest of the field averaged an aggregate +0.5. That pushed his strokes gained putting stat for the day up to 2.141.

On Friday, Michael will again be paired with Darren Clarke and Stuart Appleby. They tee off from the first hole at 8:40 ET.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Florida Swing Moves Into the "Snake Pit"

by Roz Roberts III

The Florida Swing portion of the PGA Tour continues this week at the Copperhead course at Innisbrook Resort.  The tournament at Innisbrook has changed title sponsors over the last few years.  This year's edition is the Valspar Championship.  Michael Thompson and the rest of the PGA Tour players will face one of the toughest three hole finishing stretches of the year known as the 'Snake Pit'.

Michael is paired in an international group this week as he will be playing with Darren Clarke from Northern Ireland and Stuart Appleby from Australia.  They tee off from the first hole at 1:30pm ET.

Golf Channel will air first round coverage from 3pm - 6pm ET.

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Thompson Has Bogey Free Third Round

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson had his first bogey free round of the year as he shot a four under par 68 at the Puerto Rico Open today.  He had four birdies and 14 pars.  He is now eight under par for the tournament and tied for 27th heading into tomorrow's final round.

Michael will be playing his final round with Ryuji Imada.  They tee off from the first hole at 10:53am ET.
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There won't be any ShotTracker this week as all the equipment is at the WGC event in Miami.

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Friday, March 7, 2014

Strong Closing Stretch Moves Thompson Clear of the Cut


by Roz Roberts III

After his first 13 holes at the Puerto Rico Open today, Michael Thompson was sitting right at the cut line at one under par.  He had managed to play those 13 holes at even par with just one birdie and bogey on the day.  Michael then went on to birdie three of his last five holes including his final two.  That nice stretch moved him to three under par on the day and four under par for the tournament.  He currently is tied for 33rd.

Michael will be playing his thrird round with David Skinns and Brooks Koepka.  They tee off from the tenth hole at 9:35am ET.

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There won't be any ShotTracker this week as all the equipment is at the WGC event.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Next Stop, Puerto Rico


Due to the fact that the WGC Cadillac Challenge is being played in Florida, the PGA Tour is playing a split schedule this week.  Those not playing at Doral, including Michael Thompson, will be playing in the Puerto Rico Open at the Trump International Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Michael will be playing with Harrison Frazar and Jonathan Byrd.  They tee off from the first hole at 7:40am ET.

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There won't be any ShotTracker this week as all the equipment is at the WGC event.

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