Davis Thompson

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Davis Thompson (born June 5, 1999) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2022 Rex Hospital Open and was number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2020 and 2021.{{cite web |title=Davis Thompson – Profile |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.58168.davis-thompson.html |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=January 24, 2023}} Thompson earned his first PGA Tour win at the John Deere Classic on July 7, 2024, earning an invitation to play in the 2024 Open Championship, and the 2025 Masters Tournament in the process.

Amateur career

Thompson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but later moved to Auburn, Alabama and attended the Lee-Scott Academy, which he helped win six consecutive team state titles (2012–2017). He captured the individual state title in 2013 and 2015.

He played collegiately at the University of Georgia for four seasons between 2017 and 2021, where he earned All-America First Team laurels his final two years, and was the 2021 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year. He won four individual titles at Georgia, including the NCAA Regionals in 2019 and 2021.

Thompson won the 2020 Jones Cup Invitational, and was runner-up at the event in 2019 and 2021. He was the stroke play medalist at the 2019 Western Amateur.

He played in the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup and the 2021 Walker Cup.{{cite web |title=US Walker Cup team announced |url=https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/us-walker-cup-team-announced-561634 |publisher=Golf Australia |access-date=January 24, 2023 |date=March 2, 2021}}

Thompson reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in November 2020 and March 2021, and finished number two in the inaugural PGA Tour University Class of 2021.

Professional career

Thompson turned professional after his graduation in 2021 and joined the Korn Ferry Tour.

He shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 to hold a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic before finishing T58 in his seventh career PGA Tour start and third as a professional.{{cite web |title=Thompson takes early lead at Rocket Mortgage Classic |url=https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/thompson-takes-early-lead-at-rocket-mortgage-classic-566830 |publisher=Golf Australia |access-date=January 24, 2023 |date=July 21, 2021}}

Thompson earned his card for the 2022–23 PGA Tour as he finished the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour season 16th on the points list, recording four top-10s, including a win at the Rex Hospital Open on his 23rd birthday.

In 2023, he was runner-up at The American Express, one stroke behind Jon Rahm, after his putt on the penultimate hole struck the pin nearly dead-center and ricochet a foot and a half past.{{cite magazine |last=Coffin |first=Jay |title='What if' game will haunt Davis Thompson after brutal birdie miss off flagstick costs him at the Amex |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/davis-thompson-american-express-brutal-birdie-miss-flagstick |magazine=Golf Digest |access-date=January 24, 2023 |date=January 22, 2023}}{{cite magazine |last=Piastowski |first=Nick |title=How new rule and questionable decision shocked American Express: 'I am speechless' |url=https://golf.com/news/how-rule-decision-shocked-american-express/ |magazine=Golf Magazine |access-date=January 24, 2023 |date=January 22, 2023}}

Thompson won his first career PGA Tour event at the 2024 John Deere Classic. Thompson's 28-under-par for the tournament was the lowest 72-hole score in the tournament's history, surpassing Michael Kim's 27-under-par at the 2018 edition.{{cite news |title=Davis Thompson wins John Deere Classic with lowest score in tournament history |url=https://apnews.com/article/davis-thompson-john-deere-classic-pan-clanton-thorbjornsen-303e3c25f7bc09ec88c6b16cde07dab5 |work=Associated Press News |access-date=7 July 2024 |date=7 July 2024}}

Amateur wins

2019 NCAA Athens Regional, Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
2020 Jones Cup Invitational
2021 Tiger Invitational, NCAA Tallahassee Regional

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/davis-thompson-23929 |title=Davis Thompson |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=January 24, 2023}}