Nationality United States Masters Tournament T7: 1979 Weight 98 kg College Wake Forest University Name Leonard Thompson Education Wake Forest University | Turned professional 1971 Role Golfer Current tours Champions Tour Professional wins 8 Height 1.85 m Former tours PGA TOUR | |
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Full name Leonard Stephen Thompson Born January 1, 1947 (age 77)
Laurinburg, North Carolina ( 1947-01-01 ) Residence Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States | ||
Leonard Stephen Thompson (born January 1, 1947) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.
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Thompson was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina. He attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a member of the golf team. He was a teammate of future fellow PGA Tour players Joe Inman and Lanny Wadkins. He graduated in 1969 and turned pro in 1971.
Thompson had more than 70 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career, winning 3 times. His first win came in 1974 at Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic. His best finish in a major championship was T7 at The Masters in 1979.
During his late forties, Thompson, like so many of his colleagues, played some on the Nationwide Tour to prepare for the Champions Tour. His best finish in that venue was a 6th at the 1996 NIKE Tallahassee Open.
After turning 50 at the beginning of 1997, Thompson began play on the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour). He has three wins on this Tour. He played in his milestone 1000th PGA Tour and Champions Tour event combined at the 2009 SAS Championship.
Thompson was inducted into the Wake Forest University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997. He lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
Amateur wins (1)
Other wins (2)
this list may be incomplete
Champions Tour wins (3)
Champions Tour playoff record (2–0)
Results in major championships
Note: Thompson never played in The Open Championship
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10