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2021 FedEx Cup Bubble Boys: Michael Thompson

By Tim Letcher

CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 25: Michael Thompson of the United States plays his shot from the 13th tee during the second round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 25, 2021 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 25: Michael Thompson of the United States plays his shot from the 13th tee during the second round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 25, 2021 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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The FedEx Cup playoffs will be here before we know it and the jockeying for positions continues all season long. We’re taking a look at those close to the cut line for getting in the playoffs and the subject of this article is No. 120, Michael Thompson.

After earning a win last season, Thompson has struggled most of this campaign. He started the season by finishing 48th in the U.S. Open, then finished T65 at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek.

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He would only play two more tournaments in 2020. Thompson finished 77th in the Zozo Championship, then tied for 15th at the Houston Open.

After two months off, Thompson returned to the tour at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. There, he finished T21. He stayed in Hawaii to play the Sony Open, where he finished T25.

His best finish of the year, so far, came at the American Express, where he finished T5.. He followed that with a missed cut at the Phoenix Open.

Thompson finished T34 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, then missed the cut at the Genesis Invitational. After a couple of weeks off, he finished T34 at the Players Championship.

He had a T19 at the Honda Classic before finishing T34 at the Masters in April. The following week, he was T42 at the RBC Heritage.

Since that time, Thompson has seen his share of struggles.

He missed the cut at the Zurich Classic. He then missed the cut at the Wells Fargo. And he also missed the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

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Thompson made the cut at the Memorial but finished 64th. He missed the cut at last week’s Travelers Championship.

This is the case of a player headed in the wrong direction. Thompson needs to get some things figured out before he falls out of the Top 125.

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