Michael Thompson
Summary
Near misses
- 2007 U.S. Amateur Olympic Club · runner-up to Colt Knost · 2 & 1
- 2012 U.S. Open Olympic Club · runner-up to Webb Simpson
Rivals
Beat him
Next in the chain: Webb Simpson's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
2012 U.S. Open
Runner-up to Webb Simpson.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 2012.
Career line, 2007–2026
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Tour season
Michael Thompson was born on April 16, 1985, in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Thompson's best major finish was second, at the 2012 U.S. Open. Thompson was runner-up at the 2007 U.S. Amateur. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Thompson played 2 events.
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The record
Near misses
- 2007 U.S. Amateur Olympic Club · runner-up to Colt Knost · 2 & 1
- 2012 U.S. Open Olympic Club · runner-up to Webb Simpson
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026
- 2026 In progress 2 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 1 cuts made · $10,000 official money (No. 215)
2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.