Brandon Robinson-Thompson Explained

Brandon Robinson-Thompson
Birth Date:25 August 1992
Birth Place:Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, England
College:Morningside College
University of South Carolina Aiken
Yearpro:2017
Tour:Challenge Tour
Extour:PGA Tour Latinoamérica
MENA Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Clutch Pro Tour
Prowins:7
Chalwins:2
Otherwins:5
Masters:DNP
Usopen:CUT: 2024
Open:59th: 2023
Pga:DNP
Award1:Peach Belt Conference
Player of the Year
Year1:2015

Brandon Robinson-Thompson (born 25 August 1992) is an English professional golfer. In 2023, he won the Northern Ireland Open and the Irish Challenge.

Early life and college career

Robinson-Thompson was born in Totland Bay, Isle of Wight in 1992, and educated at Carisbrooke College. He attended Morningside College for two years, where he won six tournaments and was individual Great Plains Athletic Conference champion. He transferred to the University of South Carolina Aiken where he was first-team All-American and Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year in 2015. He finished top-10 in the NCAA Division II Championship individually.[1]

Professional career

Robinson-Thompson turned professional in 2017 and joined the 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica. In 2021, he joined the PGA EuroPro Tour where he won the 2022 Worcestershire Masters and finished 7th in the rankings, narrowly missing out on promotion to the Challenge Tour.

In 2023, he won an event in Egypt on the MENA Tour and the Northern Ireland Open, which earned him a start at the ISPS Handa World Invitational.[2] He made it through Final Qualifying at Royal Porthcawl in Wales to join the 2023 Open Championship at Hoylake, where he finished solo 59th.[3] [4] The week after he was invited to the Irish Challenge which he won, securing membership of the Challenge Tour, where he finished the season ranked 22nd, missing out on graduation to the European Tour by one place, earning category 19 exemption.[5]

Robinson-Thompson earned a spot at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort in the Walton Heath qualifier, and ultimately missed the cut by a single stroke.[6]

Amateur wins

Source:[7]

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
130 Jul 2023Irish Challenge−12 (69-64-72-67=272)2 strokes Will Enefer, Jordan Gumberg
211 Aug 2024Farmfoods Scottish Challenge−22 (67-67-62-66=262)8 strokes Hamish Brown

Clutch Pro Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
11 Jun 2023Galvin Green Championship−4 (68-68=136)1 stroke Curtis Knipes
222 Jun 2023Northern Ireland Open−9 (63-69-69=201)3 strokes Daniel Smith
330 Jun 2023Machynys−12 (68-66-70=204)2 strokes Jake Ayres, Sam Broadhurst,
Jake Burnage

MENA Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament20232024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open Championship59
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Golf Roster: Brandon Robinson-Thompson . South Carolina Aiken Athletics . 7 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Brandon Robinson Thompson Bio . The R&A . 7 July 2024.
  3. News: Broughton . Jamie . The Open: Brandon Robinson Thompson takes grandfather to Royal Liverpool on debut . 7 July 2024 . BBC Sport . 21 July 2023.
  4. News: Moon . Andrew . 'I can compete at this level' - Robinson-Thompson . 7 July 2024 . BBC Sport . 13 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Robinson Thompson looking to continue meteoric golfing rise at St. Mellion . 2 August 2023 . PGA European Tour . 7 July 2024.
  6. News: Moreno . Jon . Tiger Woods outscored by Isle of Wight golfer Brandon at US Open . 7 July 2024 . Isle of Wight County Press . 18 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Brandon Robinson-Thompson . World Amateur Golf Ranking . 7 July 2024.