Playing in his first PGA Tour event at the age of 37, Chris Thompson’s tournament score fluctuated between even-par and 2-under par through 70 of the 72 holes of the Byron Nelson Championship. But after losing five strokes to par on the final five holes, Thompson finished the day and the ...
Irving, Texas ? The same golf gods who tortured Gary Woodland throughout the front nine Sunday, seemingly shrinking the cup on the right side by an inch, finally let his Callaway golf ball roll slowly in the right side of the cup on No. 18 at Las Colinas. And all he was trying to do was get it ...
Irving, Texas ? One of the massive message boards on the course Saturday at the Byron Nelson Championship flashed a “Did you know?” feature that shared interesting tidbits about one of the players playing the hole.For former Kansas University golfer Chris Thompson, a member of Lawrence ...
Irving, Texas ? After Saturday’s third round of the Byron Nelson Championship, Gary Woodland predicted someone is going to bring Las Colinas to its knees today. He didn’t say he would, but it was evident he believes he’s going to have a big final round today. He has reason to believe that ...
The PGA Tour keeps stats for everything these days. One of them is called “strokes gained putting.” The player ranked No. 1 in this category at the Byron Nelson Championship has gained 3.275 putts two rounds into the tournament.He is 37, twice earned All-American honors as a collegiate ...
Irving, Texas ? Lawrence resident Chris Thompson never has been over par during a PGA Tour event.Then again, he has played just one round so far.Thompson carded a 1-under 69 Thursday in the first round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship, putting him four strokes off the pace set by Peter ...
Eagle Bend head pro Jon Zylstra, former pro at Lawrence Country Club, has played countless rounds with and against Chris Thompson, who makes his PGA Tour debut today in the HP Byron Nelson Championship.“I’ve seen him shoot 61 twice at LCC, and I played against him both times,” Zylstra ...
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. ? Gary Woodland’s weekend at The Players Championship didn’t end like he’d hoped, but the former Kansas University golfer kept battling after a rough start Sunday.Woodland began the final round at TPC Sawgrass tied for fifth place, only four shots behind co-leaders ...
