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Rocky Thompson  |
EXEMPT STATUS: Top 75 on All-Time Money List FULL NAME: Rocky Thompson HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 174 BIRTHDATE: October 14, 1939 BIRTHPLACE: Shreveport, LA RESIDENCE: Plano, TX FAMILY: Roxanne (4/14/68), Delana Lynn (5/26/76) EDUCATION: University of Houston (B.B.A.,1962) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Pool, dancing, ping-pong, fishing, tennis TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1964 JOINED TOUR: 1989 |
| Champions Tour Victories |
| (3) 1991 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic, Digital Seniors Classic. 1994 GTE Suncoast Classic. |
| Current Year Champions Tour Money and Positions |
| $28,542 (93) |
| Current Year Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| T44--Royal Caribbean Golf Classic |
| Current Year Champions Tour Best Round |
| 67 at Round 3, Royal Caribbean Golf Classic |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 2--1969 Western Open. T2--1970 Kiwanis Peninsula Open Invitational. |
| Best Champions Tour Finishes |
| 1--1991 MONY Syracuse Senior Classic, Digital Seniors Classic. 1994 GTE Suncoast Classic. |
| Best 2002 Champions Tour Finishes |
| T7--Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley |
| 2002 Season Champions Tour |
| Tournaments Entered--30; in money--29; Top 10 finishes--1 |
| 2002 Season Highlights |
| Among the top 25 in three of 30 tournaments...Lone top-10 performance was a T7 at the Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley in March...Finished 16th on the final Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions money list. Along with Dave Hill, finished one stroke short of Mike Hill in the over-60 competition at the Farmers Charity Classic. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2001: Was among the leading players in the Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions competition and ended up seventh on the final Super Seniors money list. 2000: Defeated Bob Charles by a stroke for his first Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions win at the Nationwide Championship. 1996: T2 at the Kroger Senior Classic, a distant five strokes back of Isao Aoki. 1995: Had his finest financial season with over $600,000 in earnings...Was runner-up to Jim Colbert at the Las Vegas Senior Classic after being the 36-hole leader. 1994: Came from seven strokes back on the last day to win the GTE Suncoast Classic. 10-under 61 on Sunday was the lowest finish ever by a winner on the Champions Tour. 1993: Played in 37 tournaments, more than anyone else that year...Finished T2 at the Nationwide Championship. 1992: Appeared in 35 tournaments and finished T2 at the inaugural Bruno's Memorial Classic...Recorded three eagles in a round at the Kaanapali Classic, the first player to do so since Jimmy Powell at the 1985 Greenbrier/American Express Championship. 1991: Collected multiple wins for the only time in his TOUR career...Used a course-record 62 in the opening round of the MONY Syracuse Senior Classic to go wire-to-wire and capture his first victory in 611 attempts by his own calculations...Took the Digital Seniors Classic title later in the season, when he holed an eight-foot birdie putt on the final hole. 1990: Had a solid rookie campaign with nine top-10s...Had two of his best outings in his native state of Texas (4--Murata Reunion Pro-Am and T5--Gatlin Brothers-Southwest Senior Classic). 1989: Earned medalist honors at the Champions Tour National Qualifying Tournament at the Ravines G&CC. Was the only player under par in that event and won by a record 10 strokes. |
| Personal |
| Officially resigned as the mayor of Toco, TX, on Sept. 10, 1998. Was voted Mayor Emeritus by the city council and renders advice on matters when called...Helped design the "Killer Bee" driver...Took up golf at the age of 12, and within two years was shooting par...Has won tournaments in tennis, ping-pong and billiards...Biggest thrill in golf was posting his first victory at the MONY Syracuse Senior Classic...Favorite golf courses are Cypress Point in the Monterey Peninsula, Brookhollow CC in Dallas and Greystone G&CC near Birmingham...Favorite entertainer is James Brown...Favorite athletes are Arnold Palmer and Julius Erving. |
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