Dicky Thompson

Dicky Thompson
Dicky Thompson
Personal information
Born	June 13, 1957 (age 68); Atlanta, Georgia
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Georgia
Turned professional	1980
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Nationwide Tour; NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	2
Other	9
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.

Career

In 1980, Thompson turned professional. Thompson played on the NGA Hooters Tour in the late 1980s. He won the Crown Colony Invitational in 1988 by six strokes over Marco Dawson and Brian Kamm. He qualified for the 1988 Open Championship during this era.

In 1990, Thompson joined the Ben Hogan Tour. 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. He played some on the NGA Hooters Tour again. He won two Hooters Tour tournaments during this timespan.

In late 1994, Thompson earned his PGA Tour card again through qualifying school. In 1995, Thompson 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 played on the Hooters Tour again. He won his four Hooters Tour tournaments during this timespan.

In 1999, Thompson rejoined the PGA Tour's developmental tour again, now named the Nike Tour. He recorded five top-10 finishes. In 2000, he played on the developmental tour for the final time.

Professional wins (11)

Ben Hogan Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 11, 1990	Ben Hogan Baton Rouge Open	−7 (67-67-75=209)	2 strokes	Carl Cooper, Dick Mast, Jim McGovern, Greg Whisman
2	May 20, 1990	Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open	−11 (66-73-66=205)	Playoff	Jeff Maggert

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1990	Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open	Jeff Maggert	Won with par on second extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (7)

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

Other wins (2)

1998 Georgia Open
1999 Georgia Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991
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.

External links

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