Golf: Thompson captures first PGA title
Thompson wins $6 million Honda Classic by two strokes.
PALM BEACH GARDENS:
American Michael Thompson birdied the final hole to hold off Australian Geoff Ogilvy and capture his first PGA title, winning the $6 million Honda Classic by two strokes on Sunday.
Thompson, last year’s US Open runner-up, played the back nine at level par on his way to firing a one-under par 69 in a windy final round to finish on nine-under par 271 with 2006 US Open winner Ogilvy second after a closing 69.
“Really, I just stuck to my game plan,” said Thompson. “All week I’m just trying to find it in the dirt. This week, it was magical. I just tried to keep feeling it, keep believing it.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 5th, 2013.
American Michael Thompson birdied the final hole to hold off Australian Geoff Ogilvy and capture his first PGA title, winning the $6 million Honda Classic by two strokes on Sunday.
Thompson, last year’s US Open runner-up, played the back nine at level par on his way to firing a one-under par 69 in a windy final round to finish on nine-under par 271 with 2006 US Open winner Ogilvy second after a closing 69.
“Really, I just stuck to my game plan,” said Thompson. “All week I’m just trying to find it in the dirt. This week, it was magical. I just tried to keep feeling it, keep believing it.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 5th, 2013.