Nicholas Thompson (golfer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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professional golfer
Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1982
Place of Birth: Plantation, Florida, United States
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Nicholas Thompson (golfer)
- Nicholas Thompson (born December 25, 1982) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour. Thompson was born in Plantation, Florida.
- He graduated from Georgia Tech in 2005 with a degree in business management and was a member of the 2002 ACC championship team.
- He turned professional after graduating. Thompson won his PGA Tour card for 2006 by finishing third in the 2005 qualifying school.
- He made 15 of 32 cuts, with one top-10 finish in 2006 and lost his tour card when he finished 180th on the money list.
- In 2007, he played on the Nationwide Tour, winning once, the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship, and finishing sixth on the money list, thus earning his PGA Tour card for 2008.
- He recorded six top-10 finishes in the 2008 season, including a tie for seventh at The Barclays, the first tournament in the 2008 FedEx Cup.
- With the tie for seventh he jumped to 20th in the FedEx Cup Standings, eventually finishing 41st.
- Later in the season, he cashed his largest paycheck when he earned $276,000 for finishing in a tie for 2nd at the Ginn sur Mer Classic, a Fall Series event, behind Ryan Palmer.
- He has now earned over five million dollars since turning professional in 2005.
- In 2009, Thompson recorded only one top-10 finish, at the Frys.com Open, and kept his Tour card by just two places on the final money list.
- His next top-10 finish came in 2010 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Since then, Thompson has played on the PGA Tour as a full status member from 2013 to the present, having returned to the Web.com Tour in 2011 and 2012.
- In 2013, he made 20 of 29 cuts on the PGA Tour, with seven top-25 finishes, including a tie for sixth at the Humana Challenge and a solo fourth in the Sanderson Farms Championship.
- He finished 66th in that season's FedEx Cup, advancing to the BMW Championship.
- His best finish in 2014 was a tie for fourth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
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