WASHINGTON, July 27 — American Michael Thompson snapped a seven-year US PGA title drought yesterday, making birdies on two of the last three holes to win the 3M Open by two strokes. Thompson, the 2012 US Open runner-up, rolled an impressive bunker shot within three feet of the cup at the par-4...
Michael Thompson celebrates his victory with the 3M Open trophy after the final round of the 3M Open golf tournament at TPC Twin Cities, July 26, 2020. — David Berding-USA TODAY Sports
“I don’t know what to say. This is so exciting,” Thompson said, his voice cracking with emotion as he fought back tears. World number 218 Thompson, who said his family could not be with him to celebrate due to the coronavirus pandemic, last won 166 starts ago. Level with Long at the tee on the reachable par-4 16th, Thompson smacked his tee shot into a greenside bunker, then blasted out of the sand to inside three feet and made his birdie putt to seize the lead alone.
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