Davis Thompson (born June 5, 1999) is an American professional golfer who plays on the

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. He won the 2022 Rex Hospital Open and was number one in the

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in 2020 and 2021.

Amateur career

Thompson was born in Auburn, Alabama and attended the Lee-Scott Academy, which he helped win six consecutive team state titles (2012–2017). He captured the individual state title in 2013 and 2015. He played collegiately at the

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for four seasons between 2017 and 2021, where he earned All-America First Team laurels his final two years, and was the 2021

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Player of the Year. He won four individual titles at Georgia, including the NCAA Regionals in 2019 and 2021. Thompson won the 2020

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, and was runner-up at the event in 2019 and 2020. He was the stroke play medalist at the 2019 Western Amateur. He played in the

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and the

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. Thompson reached number one in the

in November 2020 and March 2021, and finished number two in the inaugural PGA Tour University Class of 2021.

Professional career

Thompson turned professional after his graduation in 2021 and joined the

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. He shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 to hold a two-stroke lead after the first round of the

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before finishing T58 in his seventh career PGA Tour start and third as a professional. Thompson earned his card for the

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as he finished the

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season 16th on the points list, recording four top-10s, including a win at the Rex Hospital Open on his 23rd birthday. In 2023, he was runner-up at

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, one stroke behind Jon Rahm, after his putt on the penultimate hole stroke the pin nearly dead-center and ricochet a foot and a half past.

Amateur wins

*2019 NCAA Athens Regional, Jim Rivers Intercollegiate *2020

*2021 Tiger Invitational, NCAA Tallahassee Regional Source:

Professional wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in The Players Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur * Arnold Palmer Cup:

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* Walker Cup:

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(winners)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Davis American male golfers Georgia Bulldogs men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Alabama Sportspeople from Auburn, Alabama People from St. Simons, Georgia 1999 births Living people