I think he can, I think he can...

Michael finished in 17th place (+3). That's the third tournament in a row where he finished in the top 20. He's also climbing in the Hooters Tour Money list, now at 48th out of 172. He'll need some top 10 finishes to get up near the top of that list though.

Who picks these tournament names?

This week Michael will be playing in "The Sunset Hills NGA Classic pres. by the City of Edwardsville, IL & the Village of Glen Carbon, IL". I think this event wins the award for the longest name.
UPDATE: Michael finished the 2nd round at +1 overall. Looks like that should be good enough to make the cut.

I've got some overachieving cousins.

Michael's brother Zach will be graduating from the Air Force Academy later this month. He was one of the top students of his class and will be training to be a pilot next. Congratulations Zach!

Make it a double

Michael finished at -8, good for 16th place at the Savannah Lakes Village Classic.  That's two weeks in a row he's finished T16th.

Michael refreshed, ready to have fun

Michael is playing in the Savannah Lakes Village Classic in South Carolina.
My sister saw Michael in Tucson several weeks ago while he was practicing with Susie Meyers. She said he had felt refreshed after the break and was ready to "Just have fun".

Thompson has a Payday for dessert.

Michael finished at -12, good for 16th place at the Jani-King Classic.  It was his first payday of the year, ending a 5 tournament streak of missed cuts.

Thompson orders bogey-free ball, doesn't get it his way

Michael is in 7th place at the Jani-King Classic after 2 rounds. He shot a -2 on Friday, following his -6 on Thursday. The one hickup was a double bogey on the second hole. Other than that it's been bogey free ball for two rounds of play.

Thompson has it his way at Jani-King Classic

Michael is playing in the Jani-King Classic in North Carolina on the Hooters Tour. He had an excellent first round. He went bogey free and finished at -6, which was good for 3rd place after the first round....2 shots back from the leader.

Some off time, then a weekend off too

Michael spent two weeks off in Tucson, practicing with his swing coach Susie Meyers. Following that, he played in the Hooters Tour Georgia Sports Orthopedic Specialists Classic at Royal Lakes but missed the cut.

Thompson gets cut at the barn

Michael missed the cut at the Hooter's Tour Open at Rock Barn.

Joseph Sykora- His thoughts about playing on the Nationwide Tour

Michael's Alabama teammate, Joseph Sykora has an interesting blog about his experience on the Nationwide Tour

Another PGA event, another missed cut :(

Michael missed the cut at the PGA's Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun.

More experience gained on the PGA tour

Michael played at the PGA's AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am but did not make the cut.

Gearing up for the Hooters Tour

Last week, Michael played in an event in Phoenix as part of the Gateway Winter Series Tour, but did not make the cut.

The scoop from Xmas dinner

My sister had Christmas dinner with the Thompson clan and told me that Michael's next event was being held in Texas sometime in January. I'm assuming that it was for the Hooters Tour Ranking School being held in Houston on Jan.19-23.