Thompson Will Be Playing the Weekend in Vegas

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson followed up his first round 69 with a second round 70 (one under par) and is now tied for 13th heading into the weekend at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.  Michael continued his trend of hitting greens in regulation and is 33 out of 36 for the tournament which ranks #1 in the field.  Michael's second round was marred by a couple of double bogeys but he still outpaced the field average on Friday due to his consistent play in blustery conditions.

The full field has not completed the second round yet so tee times for the third round are currently unavailable.

Inspired by Michael's great playing, I jumped on a plane to Vegas this afternoon and will be out cheering him on in person.

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Thompson Perfect in GIR in Debut from Injury

by Roz Roberts III

It's been a while since Michael Thompson played a competitive round on the PGA Tour and he lit up the greens in his return.  In fact, he hit every single green in regulation at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas.   That's 18 for 18 if your counting.   He carded a two under par 69 and he is currently tied for 29th with a few golfers still needing to finish round one. 

Any rust from the layoff might have showed up on the greens where Michel uncharacteristically 3 putted three times including his only two bogeys which came fairly early in his round.

Michael and his group are scheduled to tee of at 7:15am PT tomorrow.

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Thompson Returns in Vegas

by Roz Roberts III

After rehabing his shoulder for the last several months, Michael Thompson is ready to get back to work.  This week's Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas will be Michael's first tournament since injuring himself at The National back in June.

Michael will tee off in round 1 at 12:05pm PT and will be grouped with Troy Merritt and Richy Werenski.

Rob Bolton had the following tidbit in this week's Fantasy Insider article on PGATour.com:

He (Michael) has six starts on a Minor Medical Extension to earn 86.935 FedExCup points and a promotion to the Major Medical category. He's already secured conditional status, so he doesn't have to ration those starts

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Thompson and PGA Tour Back in Vegas

Michael Thompson gets back into action tomorrow in Las Vegas at the Shriners Hospital for Children Open.  Michael's group has a decided University of Alabama feel as both Michael and playing partner Jason Bohn are a proud alumni.  They will be playing with Harold Varner III.  They tee off from the first hole at 12:15pm PT.


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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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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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Looking for a Little Lady Luck in Vegas

by Roz Roberts III

The second PGA Tournament of the young 2014-2015 season gets underway Thursday in Las Vegas at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.  Michael Thompson will look to turn his luck around after missing the cut last week by a single shot.

Michael will be playing the first two rounds with John Merrick and George McNeil.  They tee off on Thursday from the tenth hole at 12:30pm PT.

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