
Michael Thompson
Height: 6'0" (1.83 m)
Weight: 184 (83 kg)
Age: 37 (April 16, 1985)
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona
Residence: Sea Island, Georgia
Family:
Wife, Rachel; Jace, Laurel
Education:
University of Alabama (2008, Accounting)
Special Interests:
Reading, Alabama football, model building, soccer
Turned Professional:
2008
City plays from:
St. Simons Island, GA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (2):
2013 (1) The Honda Classic. 2020 (1) 3M Open.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2016 (1) Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2011 Travelers Championship (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#11 : 2013 World Golf Championships-Cadillac ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#43 : 2013 Zurich Classic of New OrleansCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,188,000 : 2020 3M Open (Finished 1)2021-22 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Sony Open in Hawaii - Carded matching 63s in the first and final rounds of the Sony Open in Hawaii to finish T5, his best result since the 2021 American Express (T5).
National Team Selections
Career Records
PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
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Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
Total: | 275 | 852 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 64 | 159 | 115 | 1 | $11,888,039 | ||
2022 | 19 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 120 | $824,409 | |||||
2021 | 24 | 74 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 132 | $907,001 | |||||
2020 | 20 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 59 | $1,577,832 | ||||
2019 | 22 | 71 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 89 | $1,307,816 | |||||
2018 | 19 | 58 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 142 | $563,972 | ||||||
2017 | 21 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 148 | $568,991 | ||||
2016 | 23 | 68 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 145 | $521,983 | |||||
2015 | 27 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 146 | $599,835 | ||||
2014 | 22 | 74 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 117 | $932,300 | |||||
2013 | 22 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 66 | $1,707,637 | ||||
2012 | 25 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 92 | $1,408,374 | ||||
2011 | 25 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 115 | $935,265 | ||||
2009 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
2008 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $32,625 | |||||||||
2008 | 3 (A) | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
(A) - Amateur |
Top Tournaments |
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PGA TOUR | |||||||||
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THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
2022 | T60 | ||||||||
2021 | T48 | 48 | |||||||
2020 | CNL | CUT | T57 | ||||||
2019 | 70 | CUT | |||||||
2018 | CUT | ||||||||
2015 | CUT | ||||||||
2014 | CUT | T50 | |||||||
2013 | T55 | T25 | T22 | CUT | CUT | T21 | T8 | ||
2012 | T51 | CUT | T2 | CUT | |||||
2008 | CUT | T29 |
FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
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FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
2020 | CUT | T59 | ||
2019 | CUT | |||
2014 | CUT | |||
2013 | CUT | T53 | T62 | |
2012 | T63 | CUT | ||
2011 | CUT |
Personal
- Superstitions include always marking his ball with a heads up 1985 quarter.
- Wife, Rachel, is a doctor of physical therapy, and a Emory University graduate. She caddied for her husband during his only win on the Hooters Tour. The two met while attending Tulane University together.
- Never travels without a good book to read.
- Favorite professional team is the New Orleans Saints. Favorite college team is the University of Alabama.