Background
Thompson was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
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Leonard Thompson
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He attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and was a member of the golf team He graduated in 1969 and turned pro in 1971.
Career
He was a teammate of future fellow Professional Golf Association Tour players Joe Inman and Lanny Wadkins. Thompson had more than 70 top-10 finishes in Professional Golf Association Tour events during his career, winning 3 times. His best finish in a major championship was T7 at The Masters in 1979.
During his late forties, Thompson, like so many of his colleagues, played some on the Nationwide Tour to prepare for the Champions Tour.
His best finish in that venue was a 6th at the 1996 NIKE Tallahassee Open. After turning 50 at the beginning of 1997, Thompson began play on the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour (now known as the Champions Tour).
He has three wins on this Tour. He played in his milestone 1000th Professional Golf Association Tour and Champions Tour event combined at the 2009 SAS Championship.
Thompson was inducted into the Wake Forest University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.
He lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. 1969 Sunnehanna Amateur Professional Golf Association Tour wins (3) Other wins (2) Champions Tour wins (3).
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