Kyle Thompson

Kyle Thompson
Kyle Thompson
Personal information
Born	April 25, 1979; Panama City, Florida
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Greenville, South Carolina
Career
College	University of South Carolina
Turned professional	2001
Retired	2019
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Web.com Tour
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	5 (Tied 6th all time)
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2012, 2017
The Open Championship	DNP

Kyle Thompson (born April 25, 1979) is a former American professional golfer.

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.[1] 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.[2]

Amateur wins

1999 NCAA East Regional
2001 NCAA West Regional
2001 Dogwood Invitational

Professional wins (5)

Web.com Tour wins (5)

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	Bob Burns
2	Sep 16, 2007	Oregon Classic	–17 (72-65-67-67=271)	Playoff	Matt Jones, Jon Turcott
3	Jun 12, 2011	Rex Hospital Open (2)	–14 (68-66-68-68=270)	1 strokes	Scott Brown, Martin Flores, Troy Kelly
4	May 31, 2015	Rex Hospital Open (3)	−17 (63-68-69-67=267)	Playoff	Patton Kizzire, Miguel Ángel Carballo
5	Jan 11, 2017	The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic	−2 (76-70-70-70=286)	2 strokes	Nicholas Thompson, Andrew Yun

Web.com Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2004	Scholarship America Showdown	Mathew Goggin, Kevin Stadler, Chris Tidland	Stadler won with birdie on third extra hole Thompson eliminated with par on second hole Goggin eliminated with par on first hole
2	2007	Oregon Classic	Matt Jones, Jon Turcott	Won with birdie on second extra hole
3	2015	Rex Hospital Open	Patton Kizzire, Miguel Ángel Carballo	Won with birdie on second extra hole
4	2017	Lincoln Land Charity Championship	Eric Axley, William Kropp, Adam Schenk	Schenk won with birdie on second extra hole

References

"Kyle Thompson PGA Tour Bio". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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". Golf Digest. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

External links

Kyle Thompson at the PGA Tour official site
Kyle Thompson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

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[1] "Kyle Thompson PGA Tour Bio". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[2] 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". Golf Digest. Retrieved January 3, 2019.