Michael Thompson
Height: 6'0" (1.83 m)
Weight: 184 (83 kg)
Age: 35 (April 16, 1985)
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona
Residence: Sea Island, Georgia
Family:
Wife, Rachel; Joshua; Laurel
Education:
University of Alabama (2008, Accounting)
Special Interests:
Reading, Alabama football, model building, soccer
Turned Professional:
2008
City plays from:
Sea Island, GA, United States
Exempt Status
Top 125 in 2018-19 FedExCup standings (thru 2019-20)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2013 (1) The Honda Classic.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:
$1,080,000 : 2013 The Honda Classic (Finished 1)National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 223 | 684 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 52 | 125 | 97 | 1 | $8,688,226 | ||
| 2020 | 11 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 192 | $109,428 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 3 (A) | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
| Korn Ferry Tour (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | Priority Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 16 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | $349,909 | ||||
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 46 | $45,466 | |||||
| 2016 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | $184,000 | ||||
| 2015 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | $94,830 | |||||
| 2011 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $22,963 | |||||||
| 2010 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $2,650 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Mexico | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | |
| 2020 | CNL | ||||||||
| 2019 | 70 | CUT | |||||||
| 2018 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2015 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2014 | CUT | T50 | |||||||
| 2013 | T55 | T25 | T22 | CUT | CUT | T8 | T21 | ||
| 2012 | T51 | CUT | T2 | CUT | |||||
| 2008 | CUT | T29 | |||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NORTHERN TRUST | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 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.