Kyle Thompson
American golfer
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::summary American golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kyle Thompson |
| image | Sony Open in Hawaii - 2018 - Kyle Thompson (39609953432).jpg |
| imagesize | |
| caption | Thompson at the 2018 Sony Open in Hawaii |
| fullname | Kyle Adam Thompson |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Panama City, Florida, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 175 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| college | University of South Carolina |
| yearpro | 2001 |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| Web.com Tour | |
| NGA Hooters Tour | |
| prowins | 5 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | 5 (Tied-7th all-time) |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | |
| majorwins | |
| masters | DNP |
| usopen | CUT: 2012, 2017 |
| open | DNP |
| pga | DNP |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | |
| year1 | |
| awardssection | |
| :: |
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Professional career
Thompson is a former member of the PGA Tour. He played on the PGA Tour in 2018, 2012 and 2008, failing to keep his card each time. Thompson was a member of the Nationwide Tour from 2003 to 2007. He won two events in 2007 which put him in the top 25 on the money list which earned him a PGA Tour card for 2008. He returned to the Nationwide Tour in 2009 after making nine cuts in 26 events. Thompson again returned to the PGA Tour in 2012, but only made 3 cuts in 22 events. He earned his fourth Web.com Tour win at the 2015 Rex Hospital Open, the third time he won that event. In January 2017, Thompson won his fifth Web.com Tour event at the 2017 The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic.
After a poor 2018 season on the PGA Tour, where he made only 2 cuts in 22 starts, Thompson retired from professional golf and began working as an insurance professional.
Amateur wins
- 1995 Junior PGA Championship
- 1999 NCAA East Regional
- 2001 NCAA West Regional
- 2001 Dogwood Invitational
Professional wins (5)
Web.com Tour wins (5)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Jun 10, 2007 | Rex Hospital Open | −16 (64-65-69-70=268) | 2 strokes | USA Bob Burns | | 2 | Sep 16, 2007 | Oregon Classic | −17 (72-65-67-67=271) | Playoff | AUS Matt Jones, USA Jon Turcott | | 3 | Jun 12, 2011 | Rex Hospital Open (2) | −14 (68-66-68-68=270) | 1 stroke | USA Scott Brown, USA Martin Flores, USA Troy Kelly | | 4 | May 31, 2015 | Rex Hospital Open (3) | −17 (63-68-69-67=267) | Playoff | ARG Miguel Ángel Carballo, USA Patton Kizzire | | 5 | Jan 11, 2017 | The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic | −2 (76-70-70-70=286) | 2 strokes | USA Nicholas Thompson, USA Andrew Yun | ::
Web.com Tour playoff record (2–2) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Scholarship America Showdown | AUS Mathew Goggin, USA Kevin Stadler, | |
| USA Chris Tidland | Stadler won with birdie on third extra hole | |||
| Thompson eliminated by par on second hole | ||||
| Goggin eliminated by par on first hole | ||||
| 2 | 2007 | Oregon Classic | AUS Matt Jones, USA Jon Turcott | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2015 | Rex Hospital Open | ARG Miguel Ángel Carballo, USA Patton Kizzire | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 4 | 2017 | Lincoln Land Charity Championship | USA Eric Axley, USA William Kropp, | |
| USA Adam Schenk | Schenk won with birdie on second extra hole | |||
| :: |
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||
| :: |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Thompson only played in the U.S. Open.
References
References
- "Kyle Thompson PGA Tour Bio".
- Myers, Alex. (January 2, 2019). "Longtime Tour Pro Quits Golf, Goes to First Day of Work at a Real Job as a 39 Year Old".
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