BARNEY THOMPSON

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Birth Date:Nov. 6, 1948
Birthplace:Huntington, W. Va.
Age: 53
Ht.: 6’5"
Wt.: 225
Home:Ormond Beach, Fla.
College:Marshall University
Turned Professional:1971

Joined PGA Tour:1973

PGA Tour Playoff Record:0-1

Player Notes: West Virginia Amateur champion in 1966, ’69 and 71. . . Winner 1978 West Virginia Open and 1983 North Dakota Open. . . Played on the PGA Tour 1973-’82. Best finish on Tour was in 1981 when he lost in a playoff for the Bing Crosby Pro-Am. . . Has played in four U.S. Opens, best finish T54th in 1974 and missed cut in 1981 PGA Championship.

Played on the PGA Tour between 1974 and 1982 in 184 starts made 92 cuts and has finished in the top-ten seven times. Best finish was a T2nd in the 1981 Bing Crosby Pro-am. Has played off and on the Senior Tour since turning 50. In 38 Senior Tour starts best finish is T19th in 1999 Las Vegas Senior Classic.


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