Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Riding Big Mo'

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson will look to continue the momentum he has built up over the last fortnight at this week's Travelers Championship.  Two weeks ago he had his best finish of the year at the Fedex St. Jude Classic and this past weekend he hosted the Michael Thompson Invitational in Tucson, AZ.

Michael will be playing with PGA Tour veterans Stewart Cink and Davis Love III for the first two rounds.  They tee off from the first hole at 12:45 ET on Thursday.


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Monday, June 15, 2015

What a Closing Stretch!!!

Michael Thompson’s great finish at the 72nd hole at FedEx St. Jude
In the final round of the 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic, Michael Thompson pours in an 18-foot putt for birdie on the par-4 18th hole. 

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson was playing really solid golf at the Fedex St. Jude Classic in Memphis and then exploded with a spectacular closing three holes that propelled him into a tie for 3rd.  He finished his final three holes at four under par closing eagle-birdie-birdie.  The four under par score for those three holes equaled his previous 69 hole score of four under par.  He finished the tournament at 8 under par which was 5 shots shy of winner Fabian Gomez but just one shot short of second place.  It was his best finish of the season.

Michael's eagle came on the par 5 16th hole after he found the fairway off the tee.  His second shot came up 66'10" short of the flag in the fairway but he  holed out for an improbable 3.

The streak continued on the par four 17th hole after his 310 yard tee shot split the fairway.  His approach landed just off the green 16'9" from the hole and he buried the birdie putt.

The final chapter of his remarkable finish came on the par four 18th hole.  In a deja vu moment, Michael tee shot traveled 310 yards and landed right in the middle of the fairway leaving him 143 yards to the hole.  His approach found the green safely avoiding the pin tucked right up against the edge of the green and a water hazard.  He stood over a 18'2" birdie putt and calmly drained it completing the best closing stretch of the tournament.

Michael finished all four rounds in the 60's and the top three finish moves Michael just inside the all important top 125 on the Fedex Cup points list.  He currently sits 124th.

Michael Thompson lines up a putt on the 11th green during round two of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind on June 12, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee. (June 11, 2015 - Source: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images North America)


Michael Thompson tees off on the 5th hole during round two of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind on June 12, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee.  (June 11, 2015 - Source: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America) 



Michael Thompson prepares to tee off on the 12th hole during round two of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind on June 12, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee.  (June 11, 2015 - Source: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images North America)


Michael Thompson tees off on the 12th hole during round two of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind on June 12, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee.  (June 11, 2015 - Source: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images North America)

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Thompson Has Solid Round One in Memphis


Michael Thompson pours in a birdie bomb at FedEx St. Jude 
In the opening round of the 2015 FedEx St. Jude Classic, Michael Thompson sinks a 32-foot putt for birdie on the par-4 10th hole.


by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson shot a one under par 69 during the first round of the Fedex St. Jude Classic on Thursday.  He is currently tied for 32nd.  His round included several long birdie putts and if it weren't for one bad tee shot on the par three 11th hole that came up a few yards too short and landed in the water, it would have been really good.

Michael will be teeing off from the tenth hole with Shaun Micheel and Chesson Hadley at 8:30pm ET.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Thompson Heads South to Memphis


After coming up four shots short of qualifying for the US Open in Rockville, Maryland on Monday, Michael Thompson has moved south into Tennessee to compete in this week's Fedex St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee.

Michael will be teeing off from the first hole with Shaun Micheel and Chesson Hadley at 12:30pm ET.

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Monday, June 8, 2015

2015 US Open Sectional Qualifying Day


by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson will be competing in the 2015 US Open sectional qualifying tournament in Rockville, Maryland tomorrow.  He will be competing with 55 other players for a number of spots into this year's US Open and will tee off at 7:36am ET.

The Woodmont Country Club will be hosting this year's qualifying in Rockville just has it has for 28 of the last 29 years.  The sectional qualifying is a 36 hole tournament.  The exact number of spots at the each site hasn't been published yet.

You can follow Michael's round with the following link.  Scores during the first round will only be updated after 9 and 18 holes.  For the second round, scores will be updated on a hole by hole basis.


US Open Sectional Qualifying