US Open: Thompson on track for low am
- photo courtesy USGA
SAN DIEGO, California (June 14, 2008) -- Michael Thompson will turn
pro the
day after the US Open, and he is hoping to make the wait worthwhile
by capturing
low amateur honors at Torrey Pines. At this point, a top fifteen
finish and
return invitation seem unlikely, but in golf you never know.
After three rounds, Thompson is T34th, four strokes in front of Derek
Fathauer of Florida and another shot in front of California's Rickie
Fowler
But the low round of the tournament for amateurs goes to Oklahoma
State Freshman
Rickie Fowler, whose 1-under 70 on Thursday put him into a tie for
seventh
and got him interviewed by NBC.
Thompson, 23, gained his spot in the Open by finishing runner-up to
Colt Knost
of Texas at the 2007 US Amateur at the Olympic Club. He started his
college
golf career at Tulane, but transferred to
Alabama after the Tulane Golf team was absolved following Hurricane
Katrina in 2005.
Derek Fathauer of Florida slid to a 78 on Saturday after posting two
very solid
rounds of 73; Fowler posted 76.
* * *
54-hole amateur scores (plus scores from players who did not
make the cut) from the US Open at Torrey Pines are listed below:
Pos |
Name |
|
+/- |
|
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Tot |
T34 |
Michael Thompson |
|
10 |
|
74 |
73 |
73 |
220 |
T66 |
Derek Fathauer |
|
14 |
|
73 |
73 |
78 |
224 |
T70 |
Rickie Fowler |
|
15 |
|
70 |
79 |
76 |
225 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
did not survive 36-hole cut |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
T81 |
Kyle Stanley |
|
8 |
|
72 |
78 |
|
150 |
T104 |
Nick Taylor |
|
10 |
|
77 |
75 |
|
152 |
T107 |
Kevin Tway |
|
11 |
|
75 |
78 |
|
153 |
T131 |
Jordan Cox |
|
15 |
|
80 |
77 |
|
157 |
T134 |
Jeff Wilson |
|
17 |
|
78 |
81 |
|
159 |
T147 |
Jimmy Henderson |
|
21 |
|
81 |
82 |
|
163 |
150 |
Gary Wolstenholme |
|
23 |
|
83 |
82 |
|
165 |
T151 |
Michael Quagliano |
|
25 |
|
86 |
81 |
|
167 |
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