Another Win at Auburn!

Michael finished in 1st place at the last of the Hooters Tour Q School Prep Series. It was held at the same location where Stage 1 of Q School will be held, The Auburn University Club.  The win was good for $7500.  That makes two tournaments in a row at the Auburn University Club that Michael has won.  Leaderboard.

Michael Thompson Wins at Auburn!

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Michael won the Michelob Ultra Classic at the Auburn University Club! He scored a tournament best -8 in his final round to take the win by 3 strokes. Former University of Alabama teammate, Matthew Swan finished T-3rd.  Michael's fiancee, Rachel, was his caddy for the week too.

Thompson Takes First at Timacuan

The Timacuan Golf Club beat up a lot of players this week as we saw some of the best go down with triple bogeys in the first two rounds but today Michael Thompson (-18) of Birmingham, Al took the 7025 yard course by the horns and beat it. Thompson backed up his rounds of 69-66 and made ten birdies today as he peeled of a nine-under 63, giving him a 5 shot victory in this weeks event. That victory pushed Thomson into the lead on the money list.

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Thompson Tackles Timacuan

The Bridgestone Winter Series-Week Six

Timacuan Golf Club

December 1-3, 2009

Lake Mary, FL (December 3, 2009)…Michael Thompson (Birmingham, AL) carded a nine-under par 63 Thursday in the final round of The Hooters Tour’s Bridgestone Winter Series over the 7,025 yard, par 72 Timacuan golf club to garner his first Hooters Tour victory.

The twenty-four year old carded rounds of 69-66-63 for a three day total of eighteen-under par 198 and a five stroke victory over second round leader Matthew Kohn (Maitland, FL), Robbie Greenwell (Georgetown, ON) and Zack Sucher (Loxley, AL). Greenwell fired a six-under par 66 Thursday, while Zucher and Kohn carded rounds of 68 and 70 to finish at thirteen-under par 203.

Thompson, a former Alabama Crimson Tide golfer, takes home $12,462 for his victory, while the trio of Greenwell, Kohn and Sucher take home $5,081 for their runner-up finishes.

With his victory Thursday, Michael Thompson moves into the lead of the member’s money list with $17,563 in earnings. The top 10 members at season’s end will earn full exempt status for the 2010 Hooters Pro Series with their membership fee waived.

The Bridgestone Winter Series travels to Sugarloaf Mountain Golf Club next week for week 7 of the season with action starting Tuesday, December 8, 2009.

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First Win as a Professional Golfer!

Michael scored his first career pro golf tournament win at the Timacuan Golf Club today! He also brought himself to the lead of the winter series money list by earning an additional $12,462