The Playoffs Have Arrived

by Roz Roberts III

The 2018/2019 PGA Tour regular season has come to end.  It is now playoff time.  The PGA Tour playoffs have been shortened to three events from the previous four.  The first event, the Northern Trust which is being held at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey.  Michael Thompson will be competing in the playoffs for the first time in a few years.  He comes into the event ranked 83rd in the FedexCup Playoff points list.  Only the top 70 on the list will move on to next week's BMW Championship.

Michael is grouped with Brian Harmon and Adam Schenk.  They are the first group off the first tee at 7:10am ET.

Online Links
Leaderboard
Michael's' Scorecard

Thompson Bogey Free in Dallas

DALLAS, TEXAS - MAY 10: Michael Thompson of USA plays a shot during the second round of the AT&T Byron Nelson at Trinty Forest Golf Club on May 10, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

by Roz Roberts III

After two bogey free rounds in the 60's, Michael Thompson finds himself in ninth place heading into the weekend at the AT&T Byron Nelson.  Michael shot five under oar on Thursday and three under oar on Friday.  Friday's round was played under more adverse blustery conditions but Michael stayed out of trouble and was able to salvage par each time he missed a green in regulation.

Michael will be grouped with Beau Hossler and Rberto Diaz for Saturday's third round.  They tee off from the first hole at 11:16am local Dallas time (CDT)

Online Links
Leaderboad
Michael's Scorecard

NASCAR Podcasting with....Michael Thompson?

Michael sat down with the Glass Case of Emotion Podcast crew for an interview this week at the Wells Fargo Championship.  The podcast normally centers on NASCAR but this week they recorded from Quail Hollow so they talked with Michael and Harold Varner III along with some NASCAR drivers that participated in the Wednesday Pro-Am.

Here's the segment in which Michael sat down and discussed golf, cars, and more.

The full podcast can be found here:  Glass Case of Emotion Podcast

Thompson Turns Focus to Quail Hollow

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson tees off tomorrow at the Wells Fargo Championship.  The WFC is played at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina and is typically one of the more difficult host courses on the PGA Tour.

Michael is coming off another top 10 finish after he finished tied for 10th at the RBC Heritage.  It was Michael's fourth top 10 finish out of 12 starts on the season.  With over 440 Fedexcup points (good for 58th right now), Michael has solidly secured a top 125 finish for the season which will earn him entry into this year's Fedexcup playoffs and a fully exempt PGA Tour card for next year.

Michael tees off tomorrow at 7:10am ET with playing partners Josh Teater and Denny McCarthy from the first hole.

Online Links
Leaderboard
Michael's Scorecard
Michael's PGA Tour Page

Ready for Moving Day at THE PLAYERS

Michael Thompson watches his tee shot on the 17th hole island green during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship.

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson is in the middle of his most consistent stretch of play on the PGA Tour ever so it doesn't come as a surprise that he made the cut at this year's PLAYERS Championship despite having missed the cut in this tournament in his previous three appearances. He used a great three under par round on Thursday to put himself in good position and followed it up with a one under par round on Friday to ensure his opportunity to play the weekend. He is currently four under par for the tournament and is tied for 29th.

He will play Saturday's third round, also known as moving day, with Justin Rose. They tee off at noon EDT.

Photos from Round Two

Michael Thompson hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship.


Michael Thompson watches his tee shot on the 12th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship.


Michael Thompson hits his second shot on the 12th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship.


Michael Thompson hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship.


Michael Thompson makes his par putt on the 17th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship.