Dicky Thompson

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Dicky Thompson
Personal information
Born (1957-06-13) June 13, 1957 (age 67)
Atlanta, Georgia
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional1980
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1991
The Open Championship CUT: 1988

Dicky Thompson (born June 13, 1957) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

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Thompson joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990. He won the Ben Hogan Baton Rouge Open and the Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open en route to an 8th-place finish on the money list which earned him his PGA Tour card for 1991. He did not perform well enough on his rookie year on Tour to retain his card but got his Tour card for 1992 through qualifying school. After another poor year on the PGA Tour, he took a hiatus until earning his PGA Tour card for 1995 through qualifying school. He did not do well enough to retain his card but did record his best finish on the PGA Tour of his career, finishing in a tie for fourth at the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic. He took another hiatus from Tour and rejoined the Nationwide Tour in 1999 where he recorded five top-10 finishes. He played on the Nationwide Tour again in 2000, his last season on Tour.

Thompson played on the NGA Hooters Tour in 1989, 1994 and from 1996 to 1999. He won six tournaments during that time.

Professional wins (11)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Mar 11, 1990 Ben Hogan Baton Rouge Open −7 (67-67-75=209)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Carl Cooper, Flag of the United States.svg Dick Mast,
Flag of the United States.svg Jim McGovern, Flag of the United States.svg Greg Whisman
2May 20, 1990 Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open −11 (66-73-66=205)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1990 Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert Won with par on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1May 1, 1988Crown Colony Invitational−12 (70-67-67=204)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Marco Dawson, Flag of the United States.svg Brian Kamm
2Apr 24, 1994Bull Creek Classic−18 (65-66-71-68=270)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron, Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Smallridge
3Jul 3, 1994WIHN Classic−15 (68-68-67-66=269)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Greg Parker
4Jul 14, 1996NGA Hooters Classic−15 (68-70-65-70=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Casey Martin
5May 4, 1997NorthPark Mazda-Acura Classic−16 (63-69-69-71=272)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Wall
6Aug 31, 1997Hooters Classic−15 (67-71-66-69=273)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Dean Larsson, Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Sellers
6Mar 15, 1998Hewlett Packard-Synnex Classic−12 (69-69-70-68=276)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Michael Flynn

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament1988198919901991
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Thompson never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

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