Thompson Climbs Into the Top 10

by Roz Roberts III

Michael Thompson followed his second round 68 at the Safeway Open with another one on Saturday and he's now tied for 9th heading into Sunday's final round. Sitting at nine under par for the tournament he is  five shots off the lead of Cameron Champ. 

Michael's third round was highlighted by an eagle on the par five 16th hole (see video above) and his day might have been one shot better if his birdie put on the 18th hole had decided to fall in the hole rather than lipping out.  Michael managed to climb 13 spots on the leaderboard during moving day.

Michael will be playing with Charles Howell III for the final round.  They tee off at 1:10pm PT.

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New Season Underway in Napa

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NAPA, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Michael Thompson hits on the 11th hole during the second round of the Safeway Open at Silverado Resort on September 27, 2019 in Napa, California. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

by Roz Roberts III

The 2019-2020 PGA Tour season began a mere two weeks after the Fedexcup playoffs.  This week's Safeway Open is the third event of the new season and it's the second event Michael Thompson has competed in.

Michael missed the cut by a single shot last week at the Sanderson Farms Championship although he finished strong making birdies on four of his final five holes.  Michael seems to have carried that momentum into Napa at the Safeway Open as he shot a one under par 71 on Thursday and a four under par 68 on Friday which has him tied for 22nd (-5) heading into the weekend.  Michael's rounds have been propelled by a hot putter.

Michael is paired with Max Homa for Saturday's third round and they tee off at 11:50am PT.

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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.

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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)

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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