Thompson Rides Putter to His Best Finish of the Year

Michael Thompson tee's off at the 4th during the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club on May 4, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  (Source: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images North America) 

by Roz Roberts III

Round four didn't start off well for Michael Thompson at the Wells Fargo Championship.  He started bogey-bogey to fall down the leaderboard and he didn't hit a fairway until the eleventh hole.  Despite that, he would grind all day and ultimately post an even par 72 which was good enough to finish tied for 11th - his best finish of the year.

On the day Michael only hit two fairways, his lowest total for any round this week.  He also only hit half of the greens in regulation.  Even with those struggles, Michael managed to make six birdies on the day including an 11 yard chip in on the par four 16th hole and a 76 foot birdie putt on the par three 17th (see the video below).

Michael ended his fourth round with a strokes gained putting stat of +1.444 and he finished the week 2nd for the entire tournament.  He is now 9th on Tour in the strokes gained putting stat.

Michael will be looking to continue his good form into this week's Players Championship.

Video of Michael's Birdie on Hole #17

Thompson Continues Strong Play

by Randy Roberts

For the second day in a row, Michael Thompson shot a 3 under par 69. That moved him up 4 places into a tie for 8th place. He'll look to continue his consistent play as he tees off Sunday at 1:00 EST with Geoff Ogilvy.

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Thompson's Cuts-Made Streak Reaches Six In a Row

Michael Thompson hits his second shot at the par five tenth hole during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship.

by Roz Roberts III

After shooting a bogey free three under par at the Wells Fargo Championship today, Michael Thompson's cuts-made streak reached a career high six tournaments in a row.  He has now made 11 out of 13 cuts on the year.  Despite his increased number of cuts made, Michael hasn't had a top ten finish this year.  He'll look to change that this weekend.  He is currently four under par for the tournament and tied for 12th.

Michael's second round was highlighted by some  impressive scrambling.  He only hit 9 greens in regulation but went 9 for 9 in scrambling to preserve the bogey free round.  The closest he came to a bogey was on the par four 12th hole when he made a 19'11" par saving putt.

Just as it has all year, Michael's putting has been stellar.  He was +.901 in strokes gained putting for the first round and +1.667 for the second.  He now ranks 12th on the PGA Tour in the category.

Michael will be playing with Jonathan Byrd for the third round.  They tee off at 12:50am ET.

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Thompson Excels on Par 5's, Not So Much on the Par 3's

by Roz Roberts III

During round one of the Wells Fargo Championship, Michael Thompson took advantage of the par fives at Quail Hollow making birdies on three of the four of them.  However, as well as he played the par fives, the par threes at Quail Hollow gave him just as much trouble where he bogeyed three of the four.  A lone birdie on the final hole of the day left Michael at one under par for the round and he is currently tied for 23rd.

Michael will be looking to keep his current streak of five cuts made in a row in tact and move up the leaderboard Friday morning.  The conditions are expected to be mild when Michael tees off at 7:30am ET with Johnson Wagner and Ted Potter Jr.

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Live @ Streaming Featuring Holes #10 and #17

Wells Fargo Championship Is Under Way

Michael Thompson is competing in the Wells Fargo Championship this week at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina.  His round is under way and is is currently even par after his first four holes.

Michael is playing the first couple of rounds with Johnson Wagner and Ted Potter, Jr. .  They started on the back nine.

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