One of the nation[apos]s top-ranked amateur players, ranked sixth in the nation in the Golfweek amateur rankings at the end of his Georgia Tech career … Was named to the U.S. Walker Cup team in 2005 (went 1-1 in his matches to help USA defeat Great Britain and Ireland, 12.5-11.5) and qualified for the U.S. Amateur as well.
Made the GCAA[apos]s All-America teams all four years, second-team in 2005, third-team All-American in 2004, honorable mention All-American in 2002 and 2003 … Three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference player who finished his career with the fifth-best career stroke average in Tech history (72.05) … Twice named a GCAA All-America Scholar … His career stroke average over 143 rounds was 72.05, the fifth-best in Tech history … Had 15 career top-10 finishes and 26 top-20s … His only career victory came in the fall of his senior year, the Western Refining Collegiate All-America Classic in November … Was a runner-up twice, at the 2002 ACC Championship (T2) and the 2002 Nelson Invitational (T2) … Finished third at the 2002 Puerto Rico Classic and tied for third at the 2004 ACC Championship.
2004-05: Finalist for the 2005 Byron Nelson Award … GCAA second-team All-American … All-Atlantic Coast Conference … GCAA All-America Scholar… Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-District … Won one of the ACC[apos]s Post-Graduate Scholarship Awards … Ranked 19th among collegiate players in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, No. 4 among amateur players … His strength of schedule rating in the Index was No. 8 … Had the second-most wins vs. top 25, top 50 and top 100 players of any golfer in the ACC (behind teammate Roberto Castro) … Tied for 27th at the NCAA Championship and for 33rd at the NCAA East Regional, closing with a 69 each time … Tied for 10th at the ACC championship (4-over 220), his third top-10 finish in four years in that event … Finished 12th or higher four times in eight events during the spring, carrying a 72.08 stroke average … His overall average of 71.65 for all 13 events during the school year ranked third in the ACC, 35th nationally … Finished in the top 10 five times (eight times in the top 20) in 13 events … Had 16 rounds under par, 11 under 70 … Won his first collegiate event in November, capturing the Western Refining Collegiate All-America Classic in El Paso, an individual-only event whose field consisted of returning All-America players from the 2003-04 season … Shot 67-65-72 for a 9-under-par total of 204, then won in a playoff over Ryan Blaum of Duke, who won the ACC title in 2005 … His tournament total of 204 represented a career low, and his 65 was one stroke off his career best … Finished the fall with a team-best stroke average of 70.93, including six rounds under par … Tied for sixth at the Puerto Rico Classic in the spring, an event Tech won … Tied for third at the Jerry Pate National in the fall, and was fifth at the Isleworth Collegiate.
2003-04: All-ACC for the second time … Third-team All-American and an All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America … Honorable mention All-American by Golfweek magazine … Academic All-District III by CoSIDA … Stroke average of 71.17 led the team and was the third-best in the ACC, and also was the eighth-best in Tech history … Averaged 71.08 in 25 spring rounds, best on the team … His 11 rounds in the 60s was third-most among ACC players, and his 15 rounds under par was the fifth-most in the conference … Matched or bettered par in 21 of 36 rounds played, including a low of 64 in the first round of the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate … Averaged 71.25 in the first round of tournaments, 71.75 in the final round … Tech[apos]s top player in the NCAA Championship at The Homestead Resort, tying for 17th place at 4-over-par 284, including an opening round 70 and a third-round 68 … In Tech[apos]s last five events, matched or beat par in 11 of 16 rounds (4 under par collectively), averaged 70.50 and finished no lower than a tie for 17th (in the NCAA East Regional and NCAA Championship) … Was the only Tech player under par for the year, a collective minus-6 … Led Tech with nine top-20 finishes and five top-10 showings in 12 events; those figures doubled his career totals from his first two years at Tech … Best showing of the spring was a tie for third at the ACC Championship (8-under-par 208) … Counted for the team in 35 of 36 rounds played … Finished the year ranked No. 18 in the nation according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
2002-03: A GCAA honorable-mention All-American for the second-straight year … Earned the honor after a tie for 12th at the NCAA Championship with a 72-hole score of 77-77-72-70–296 … Was one of the Yellow Jackets[apos] top performers in 2003, playing in all 12 tournaments … Earned All-ACC honors for the first time in his career … Ranked second on the team with two top-10 finishes and four top-20 placements … Matched his career-best finish with a tie for second at the Nelson Invitational to close out the fall … Recorded a career-best 54-hole score of 11-under-par 66-69-67–202 in that event … Tied for sixth at the rain-shortened Jerry Pate Intercollegiate with his 36-hole score of 4-under-par, 70-68–138 … Carded a career-best round of 8-under-par 64 in the second round of the Augusta State Invitational, finishing tied for 28th in that tournament with a score of 77-64-72–213 … Third top-20 finish of the year came in a tie for 11th at the Waikoloa Intercollegiate, as he carded a 54-hole score of 3-under-par, 74-67-70–211 … Ranked second on the team with a 72.72 scoring average and had 16 rounds of par or better on the year, including seven rounds in the 60s … His career scoring average of 72.76 is the sixth-best all-time at Tech.
2001-02: Earned GCAA honorable-mention All-America honors as a rookie … Played in ten events for the Yellow Jackets in 2002 … Ranked fifth on the team with a 72.81 stroke average, one of five Tech players under 73 on the year … Had three top-10 finishes and five top-20 outings … Recorded his top finish of the year at the ACC Championship, placing in a tie for second at a season-best 9-under-par, 67-69-71–207 … His opening-round 67 was a personal season best … The score of 207 was the lowest by a freshman at the ACCs in program history … Second-best finish was a third-place effort at the Puerto Rico Classic, as he finished with a 6-under-par score of 70-70-70–210 … Recorded the only hole in one by a Tech player in 2002 during the first round in Puerto Rico as he aced the par-three 14th hole … The 207 total at ACCs ties for the second-lowest 54-hole score on the team this year … Second top 10 of the year came in a tie for 10th at the U.S. Collegiate Championships, with a score of 68-78-72–218.
NCAA experience: Tied for 23rd at the 2002 East Regional in Roswell, Ga. (6-over-par 222) … Tied for 43rd at the 2003 East Regional in Auburn, Ala. (4-over-par 220) … Tied for 51st at the 2002 NCAA Championship in Columbus, Ohio (5-over-par 289) … Tied for 12th at the 2003 NCAA Championship in Stillwater, Okla. (8-over-par 296) … Tied for 17th at the 2004 East Regional in New Haven, Conn. (5-over-par 215) … Tied for 17th at the 2004 NCAA Championship in Hot Springs, Va. (4-over-par 284).
Amateur 2005: Delayed turning professional in a quest to make the United States Walker Cup team, to which he was named in July, and played in the U.S. Amateur one last time … Captured the William C. Campbell Trophy for lowest aggregate score (14-under-par) from the Northeast Amateur, the Players Amateur and the Porter Cup … Finished fifth at the Players Amateur, tied for fifth at the Porter Cup and tied for 18th at the Northeast Amateur … Also tied for first at the Sunnehanna Amateur but lost in a playoff to Anthony Kim, and won the Jones Cup in a playoff in February.2004: Advanced to the round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur at Winged Foot, defeated Tech teammate Roberto Castro, 2 and 1, and Bronson LaCassie of Australia, 3 and 2, before falling to Jeff Overton of Evansville, Ind., 3 and 2 … Tied for 31st in the stroke play portion of the tournament (72-76 — 148) after winning his sectional qualifying event at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (9-under 135) … Tied for fourth at the Porter Cup (67-68-68-74 — 277) … Tied for 37th at the Players Amateur in Bluffton, S.C. (71-71-75-77 — 294) … Tied for 27th at the Northeast Amateur (72-70-68-72 — 282) … Finished third at the Sunnehanna Amatuer in Johnstown, Pa. (71-68-68 — 207) … Advanced to sectional qualifying for U.S. Open by finishing second (69) in local qualifying May 14 in Boynton Beach, Fla. … 2003: Reached the U.S. Amateur for the fourth time with a second-place finish at the Club at Emerald Hills in Hollywood, Fla. … Carded a 36-hole score of 142 in the qualifier … Advanced to match play for the third-straight year … Top finish of the summer came at the Southern Amateur, as he placed second with a 7-under-par score of 70-67-69-67–273 … Was only one shot off of the lead in the tournament … 2002: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur for the third time by tying for second at Grande Oaks G.C. in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. … Missed the 36-hole cut for match play at the U.S. Amateur, with a 36-hole total of 73-74–147 at Oakland Hills C.C. … Recorded a pair of top-12 finishes, including a tie for eighth at the Northeast Amateur with a score of 71-68-68-70–277 … Tied for 12th at the Sunnehanna Amateur with a 72-hole total of 72-69-68-73–282 … 2001: Played primarily in amateur tournaments during the year … Qualified for the U.S. Amateur at East Lake for the second time in his career …R eached the second round of match play, defeating Scott Hailes (2 & 1) in the first round before dropping his second-round match to Nick Watney … Top finish was the second round of match play after tying for sixth at the North & South Amateur with his score of 3-under-par, 70-70–140 … Finished 11th at the Players Amateur with a score of 1-under-par, 69-69-71-74–283 … Recorded three junior tournament top-10 finishes, including a second-place effort at the Doral/Publix Junior Classic (69-73-71–213) … Member of the East Canon Cup Team for the second time … 2000: First-team Polo Golf Junior All-American … Recorded first career national win as he captured the title at the AJGA Shell World Golf Village Junior Championship with a score of 70-69-70–209 … Member of the U.S. Izzo Cup Team and the East Canon Cup Team … Reached the semifinals of the AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic … 1999: Had three top-10 finishes during the year … Top finish was a second-place effort at the AJGA Rome Junior Classic at Stonebridge with a score of 70-73–143 … Qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach.
Personal: Full name is Nicholas David Thompson … Born December 25, 1982 … Parents are Scott and Judy Thompson … Dean[apos]s List student who received his bachelor[apos]s degree in Management in May of 2005.
Collegiate Tournament Results
| 2004-05 | ||
| T24 | Ping/Golfweek Preview Invitational (+8) | 71-74-73 – 218 |
| T3 | Jerry Pate National Collegiate (-7) | 67-71-68 – 206 |
| 5 | Isleworth Collegiate Invitational (-2) | 74-70-70 – 214 |
| T17 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (+6) | 73-74-75 – 222 |
| na | Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship | 1-2-1 |
| 1* | Western Refining Collegiate All-America Classic (-9) | 67-65-72 – 204 |
| T11 | Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate (-13) | 68-69-66 – 203 |
| T6 | Puerto Rico Classic (-5) | 70-71-70 – 211 |
| T25 | Southern Highlands Collegiate (+6) | 74-72-76 – 222 |
| T12 | Oregon Duck Invitational (+1) | 74-69-74 – 217 |
| T45 | Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (+10) | 76-75-75 – 226 |
| T10 | ACC Championship (+4) | 74-73-73 – 220 |
| T33 | NCAA East Regional (E) | 72-72-69 – 213 |
| T27 | NCAA Championship (+10) | 75-69-77-69 – 290 |
| 2003-04 | ||
| T31 | Bank of Tennessee at the Ridges (+4) | 70-73-77 — 220 |
| T12 | Ping/Golfweek Preview Invitational (+3) | 74-69 — 143 |
| 8 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (-5) | 75-68-68 — 211 |
| T6 | Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate (-5) | 67-69-75 — 211 |
| T14 | Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate (-4) | 64-77-71 — 212 |
| T24 | Puerto Rico Classic (+3) | 75-74-70 — 219 |
| T24 | Southern Highlands Collegiate (+2) | 74-67-77 — 218 |
| T4 | Western Intercollegiate (E) | 70-70-70 — 210 |
| T8 | Atlanta Intercollegiate (-5) | 73-66-72 — 211 |
| T3 | ACC Championship (-8) | 71-68-69 — 208 |
| T17 | NCAA East Regional (+5) | 72-73-70 — 215 |
| T17 | NCAA Championship (+4) | 70-73-68-73 — 284 |
| 2002-03 | ||
| T36 | Carpet Capital Collegiate | 77-71-72–220 |
| T32 | Ping/Golfweek Preview | 77-78-73–228 |
| T6 | Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate | 70-68–138 |
| T2 | Nelson Invitational | 66-69-67–202 |
| T11 | Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate | 74-67-70–211 |
| T24 | Puerto Rico Classic | 73-76-73–222 |
| T24 | Toyota Collegiate Championship | 73-67-77–217 |
| T61 | Morris Williams Intercollegiate | 74-75-76–225 |
| T28 | Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational | 77-64-72–213 |
| T23 | ACC Championship | 77-77-72–226 |
| T43 | NCAA East Regional | 71-76-73–220 |
| T12 | NCAA Championship | 77-77-72-70–296 |
| 2001-02 | ||
| T23 | Carpet Capital Collegiate | 75-69-79–223 |
| T49 | Jerry Pate Intercollegiate | 75-76-79–230 |
| T26 | Long Cove Invitational | 76-72-74–222 |
| T20 | Taylor Made/Waikoloa Inter. | 72-73-74–219 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Classic | 70-70-70–210 |
| T12 | Las Vegas Collegiate | 69-71-77–217 |
| T10 | Ping/U.S. Collegiate Champs. | 68-78-72–218 |
| T2 | ACC Championship | 67-69-71–207 |
| T23 | NCAA East Regional | 75-72-75–222 |
| T51 | NCAA Championship | 67-73-75-74–289 |
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Trn | T10 | T20 | Rnds/Cnt | Strk | Avg. | Lo | Hi | Par | 60s |
| 2001-02 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31/26 | 2257 | 72.81 | 67 | 79 | 11 | 6 |
| 2002-03 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36/32 | 2618 | 72.72 | 64 | 78 | 12 | 7 |
| 2003-04 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 36/35 | 2562 | 71.17 | 64 | 78 | 15 | 11 |
| 2004-05 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 40/36 | 2866 | 71.65 | 65 | 77 | 16 | 11 |
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Low Round: 64, Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational (2nd round), 2003; Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate (1st round), 2004
Low Tournament: 202, Nelson Invitational, 2003
Best Finish: *1, Western Refining Collegiate All-America Classic, 2004
*won in a playoff