Michele Thomson (born 11 March 1988) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour (LET). She was runner-up in the 2017 Hero Women's Indian Open and won the team event of the 2020 Saudi Ladies Team International.[1]
| Michele Thomson | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1988 Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||
| College | Scottish Police College | ||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (joined 2009) | ||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | LET Access Series | ||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | 74th: 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and amateur career
editThomson was first introduced to golf at the age of 11 by her father, Graham, and brother, Mark, who are both keen golfers. She is an honorary member at the McDonald Golf Club in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, as a former pupil at Ellon Academy.[2]
Thomson had a successful amateur career and won the 2008 Scottish Women's Amateur Championship. She played for Scotland in the Women's Home Internationals and the European Ladies' Team Championship, and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2008 Curtis Cup.[3]
Professional career
editThomson turned professional in 2009 and joined the Ladies European Tour. She made only 3 cuts in 2009 and quit tour to attend the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan Castle and became a police officer in Aberdeen.[4]
In 2013, following a three-year break, Thomson returned to the sport and started playing in the LET Access Series. In 2015 she recorded a victory at the Ribeira Sacra Patrimonio de la Humanidad International Ladies Open in Spain, and finished 8th in the Order of Merit. In 2016, she was runner-up at both the Ribeira Sacra Patrimonio de la Humanidad International Ladies Open and the PGA Halmstad Ladies Open at Haverdal in Sweden. She finished 4th in the Order of Merit to graduate to the Ladies European Tour.[1]
On the LET, Thomson was runner-up in the 2017 Hero Women's Indian Open, 1 stroke behind Camille Chevalier of France, to end the season 16th in the rankings.[1]
Thomson won a silver medal in the mixed event at the 2018 European Golf Team Championships at Gleneagles, together with a Great Britain made up of Connor Syme, Liam Johnston and Meghan MacLaren. She also won a bronze medal with MacLaren in the women's event.[5]
In 2019, she was tied 3rd at the Investec South African Women's Open, two strokes behind winner Diksha Dagar. In 2020, she made her breakthrough with victory in Saudi Ladies Team International alongside Emily Kristine Pedersen and Casandra Hall. At the 2020 Women's British Open she finished last of those that made the cut.[1]
Thomson started 2021 with a tie for 4th at the Ladies Italian Open, two strokes behind winner Lucie Malchirand. She shot a 7-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour co-sanctioned Women's Scottish Open. With an 80 in the second round, she lost out on both the tournament title and the Jock MacVicar Leading Scot Trophy, instead won by Kelsey Macdonald.[6][7] Her father suffered a heart attack while caddying for her during the Gant Ladies Open in Finland, forcing her to withdraw.[8]
Amateur wins
editProfessional wins (1)
editLET Access Series wins (1)
edit| Date | Tournament | Score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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| 1 May 2015 | Ribeira Sacra Patrimonio de la Humanidad International Ladies Open | −6 (69-69-66=204) | 4 strokes |  Natalia Escuriola (a) Maria Palacios Siegenthaler Sanna Nuutinen Luna Sobrón (a)
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Team appearances
editAmateur
- Women's Home Internationals: (representing Scotland): 2007, 2008
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2008
- European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Scotland): 2007, 2080
Professional
- European Championships (representing Great Britain): 2018
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Michele Thomson". Ladies European Tour. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Michele back into the swing of it with PD&MS Energy support". Engage. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Golf: Michele Thomson ready to finally make a mark on Tour". The National. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Aberdeen golfer Michele Thomson relishing maiden major experience at Royal Troon". The Press & Journal. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Ice-cool Iceland win gold in mixed event". PGA European Tour. 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Local favorite, former police officer leads Women's Scottish Open". Golf Channel. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Michele Thomson tears up Kenya course with 66 in amazing turnaround". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Ladies European Tour: Michele Thomson's caddie father recovering after heart attack". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
External links
edit- Michele Thomson at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Michele Thomson at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site