Dicky Thompson

For the musician, see Dickie Thompson.

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 nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity 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 TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1991
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1988

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

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. 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 United States Carl Cooper, United States Dick Mast,
United States Jim McGovern, United States Greg Whisman
2 May 20, 1990 Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open −11 (66-73-66=205) Playoff United States Jeff Maggert

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1990 Ben Hogan Elizabethtown Open United States 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 United States Marco Dawson, United States Brian Kamm
2 Apr 24, 1994 Bull Creek Classic −18 (65-66-71-68=270) 5 strokes United States Scott McCarron, United States Ricky Smallridge
3 Jul 3, 1994 WIHN Classic −15 (68-68-67-66=269) 2 strokes United States Greg Parker
4 Jul 14, 1996 NGA Hooters Classic −15 (68-70-65-70=273) Playoff United States Casey Martin
5 May 4, 1997 NorthPark Mazda-Acura Classic −16 (63-69-69-71=272) 5 strokes United States David Wall
6 Aug 31, 1997 Hooters Classic −15 (67-71-66-69=273) 1 stroke United States Dean Larsson, United States Kelly Sellers
6 Mar 15, 1998 Hewlett Packard-Synnex Classic −12 (69-69-70-68=276) 3 strokes United States Michael Flynn

Other wins (2)

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.

See also