Shhh! MichaelThompsonGolf.com is Online!

The home page from MichaelThompsonGolf.com

by Roz Roberts III

So I may be letting the cat out of the bag early, and if I am I apologize to the folks at GolfPigeon, but Michael Thompson's official website (michaelthompsongolf.com) is now serving live web pages!  A screen capture of the home page is shown above.  The site is run by GolfPigeon.com and has been in the works for a while.  My guess is that they haven't had their official launch yet since I haven't seen a Tweet or other announcement from either Michael or Golf Pigeon.

We encourage you to frequently visit both MichaelThompsonGolf.com AND ThompsonTide.com.

Thompson Tide will continue on as a "fan site" providing online resources for following Michael's career on a per tournament basis and articles from our own personal points of view while MichaelThompsonGolf.com will provide "official" Michael Thompson news.

Thompson Will Be Looking for a Friday Rally

Michael Thompson looks over a birdie putt on hole #15 during the first round of the Traveler's Championship

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson's putter was downright cold during the first round of the Traveler's Championship.  A strokes gained putting stat line of more than four shots lost to the field and a triple bogey resulted in a three over par 73 which left Michael in a tie for 122nd.  The cut will be somewhere around par so Michael will be looking to put together a round in the 60's to make it to the weekend.

Michael will once again be playing with Ian Poulter and Brian Gay.  The group will tee off from the first hole at 7:49am ET.

Online Links
Leaderboard
Scorecard
ShotTracker
Group ShotTracker

Live@Streaming of holes 15 and 16

Thompson Returns to the Traveler's

by Randy Roberts

Michael Thompson returns to one of his favorite tournaments of the year, The Travelers Championship.  The Travelers has been a special tournament for him ever since he was given a sponsor's exemption in 2008 to play as an amateur. In 2011, he placed 4th after finishing with a 62, which was the low round of the day.  He'll no doubt be looking to build off that positive energy as he moves foward after a narrowly missed cut at the US Open.

He'll be playing with Ian Poulter and Brian Gay, teeing off at 12:50pm.

Leaderboard
Scorecard
ShotTracker
Group ShotTracker

Live@Streaming of holes 15 and 16

Merion Shows Its Teeth

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson's Friday at the US Open started off great but as the wind picked up, the East Course at Merion Golf Course chewed up and spit out many of the world's best golfers.  Unfortunately, Michael was in that group.

The day started well when Michael finished the last 9 holes of his first round at just 1 over par.  At the time he was solidly inside the top 20.  After a brief delay, Michael started his second round and after a chip in birdie on hole #3 he had reached even par and was tied for 7th.  From that point on however, Michael's round was a struggle.  He went four over par over the next three holes.  As the round continued he was unable to find any more birdies and he recorded five more bogeys including bogeys at the final three holes.  Michael had difficulty finding greens in regulation where he hit just 17 of 36.  Michael is 9 over for the tournament which has him tied for 87th.

Similar to yesterday, the afternoon golfers were unable to finish their second rounds so the cut is not finalized but it is projected to fall at +8.

Michael was not alone in posting a high score this morning.  Other top notch golfers had similar experiences.  Players like Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell, Keegam Bradley, and Zach Johnson will also miss the cut.

US Open Gets Underway in Fits and Starts

by Roz Roberts III

Bad weather in the Pennsylvania area caused two weather delays during the first round of the US Open at the Merion Golf Club and as a result, half the field will need to finish their rounds tomorrow morning.  Michael Thompson is among those that are still in the middle of their first rounds.  Michael is currently even par after his first 9 holes and he is sitting over a 2 1/2 foot par putt on the par 5 second hole.  Even par has Michael sitting in a tie for 16th.

The first round will continue tomorrow morning at 7:15am ET.  Michael's second round is scheduled to start at 10:29am ET barring additional weather delays.  The forecast for tomorrow calls for higher winds and more rain showers although the rain storms aren't expected to be as severe as today.   The longer term forecast looks better for the weekend.

Online Links
USGA Leaderboard (fastest updates)
PGA Tour Leaderboard
Michael's Stat Page

TV Times

Friday: 8:30 a.m. ET - 3 p.m. ET (ESPN)

            3 p.m. ET - 5 p.m. ET (NBC)

            5 p.m. ET - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Saturday: Noon ET- 7 p.m. ET (NBC)

Sunday: Noon ET - 7 p.m. ET (NBC)