Former KU golfer Chris Thompson shoots 3-under in Round 1 on Korn Ferry Tour

By Matt Tait     Jul 23, 2020
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Chris Thompson lines up a putts on the 12th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, N.C., Friday, June 13, 2014.

Former University of Kansas golfer Chris Thompson shot a 3-under-par 69 during Thursday’s first round of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship at Highland Springs Country Club in Springfield, Mo.

Thompson was tied for 23rd at the completion of his round, with several other golfers still on the course.

Thompson, who recently completed his first full season on the PGA Tour in 2018-19, made his way into this week’s field of golf’s top mini-tour [by finishing in the top three at a Monday qualifier in Springfield.][1]

He carried over that momentum into Round 1, birdieing two of the first three holes he played on Thursday to shoot 34 on his first nine. Thompson started his round on the course’s back nine.

He temporarily moved to 4-under for the day with an eagle at No. 1 (his 10th hole of the day), but carded two more bogeys and one more birdie the rest of the round to finish at -3.

Thompson will look to keep his run going in Round 2 on Friday. He’ll need to finish in the Top 25 to advance to next week.

Gary Woodland, another former KU golf standout and the reigning U.S. Open champion, is not in this week’s field at the 3M Open on the PGA Tour.

[1]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2020/jul/21/back-it-former-ku-golfer-chris-thompson-qualifies-/

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.