A Birdie Barrage North of the Border

Michael Thompson of the United States reacts after making his birdie putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 23, 2016 in Oakville, Canada. (Source: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images North America)

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson dropped 10 birdies in the third round of the RBC Canadian Open today en route to a six under par 66 which propelled him up 47 spots on the leaderboard into a tie for 15th at four under par after 54 holes.  It was a fantastic round in which he hit 12 out of 14 fairways and 17 out of 18 greens in regulation although the round was not without its flaws with a double bogey and two three putt bogeys.

Today would have been a great day to follow Michael around Glen Abbey since he and playing partner Derek Fathauer posted two of the top five scores for the day combining for a remarkable -13.  The pairing brought back memories of the 2007 US Amateur when Derek and Michael played each other in the quarterfinals.  Michael beat Derek 5 and 4 that day and went to finish runner up to Colt Knost.  In today's "rematch", Derek earned bragging rights beating Michael by a single shot.

Michael will be paired with Robert Streb for Sunday's final round.  They tee off at 12:25pm ET.

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RBC Canadian Open Underway at Glen Abbey

Michael Thompson watches his drive on the 16th hole during the first round of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 21, 2016 in Oakville, Canada. (Source: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images North America)

by Roz Roberts III

The PGA Tour has moved north of the border into Canada for this week's RBC Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf Club.  Michael Thompson started his first round off strong but a few hiccups left him with a par 72 which is tied for 42nd.  

Michael is playing with Jhonattan Vegas and Luke List, who is currently tied for the lead at six under par.  They tee off from the first hole at 12:35pm ET for tomorrow's second round.

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Thompson Solid in Rounds 2 and 3

A weather warning is displayed during the third round of the Barbasol Championship at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National on July 16, 2016 in Auburn, Alabama. (July 15, 2016 - Source: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images North America)

by Roz Roberts III

After a rough finish to round one at the Barbasol Championship where he double bogeyed his 17th hole, Michael Thompson has found his game and has climbed the leaderboard accordingly.  He is currently tied for 10th after 53 holes.  Round three was halted to due weather and Michael still has to play the 18th hole to complete his third round.

Michael shot an impressive seven under par (64) in the second round and had a stretch of four holes (#13-16) in which he shot five under par.  In his third round, Michael is four under par through 17 holes after making five birdies and a single bogey.  Michael is ten under par for the tournament which has him in a tie for tenth with quite a few players needing to finish their third rounds.

After all of the players finish their third rounds tomorrow morning, groups will be reset for the final round.

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Back in Alabama

by Roz Roberts III

After getting an unexpected week off last week due to the Greenbrier Classic being canceled, Michael Thompson and the rest of the PGA Tour members who weren't eligible to play in the Open Championship will be competing in this week's Barbasol Championship in Auburn, Alabama.

Being back in Alabama, Michael will no doubt be hearing "Roll Tide" from the gallery and he might even get a little "War Eagle" ribbing from the Auburn fans.

Michael will tee off in round 1 at 12:31 ET with playing partners Si Woo Kim and Justin Hicks.

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Thompson is +13...and Happy About It

by Roz Roberts III

There is only one event on the PGA Tour when being +13 after two rounds is a good thing:  the Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada.  Michael Thompson is +13 at the Barracuda and that is good for a tie for 22nd.  Since the tournament uses the Modified Stableford point system, higher point totals will move you up the leaderboard.  After two rounds Greg Chalmers leads with +24.

Michael is fairly high up the leaderboard despite not putting well.  He is 80th in the stokes gained putting stat at nearly -4 for the tournament.  The rest of his game has been downright fantastic as he ranks first in the strokes gained tee to green stat at +7.7 which mean that at this event he has played nearly 8 strokes better than average with his driver and iron play.  If he can find his normal putting form tomorrow, good things are bound to happen.

Michael will be playing with D.H Lee for Saturday's third round.  They tee off at 1:05pm PT.

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