Brandon Robinson-Thompson (born 25 August 1992) is an English

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. In 2023, he won the Northern Ireland Open and the Irish Challenge.

Early life and college career

Robinson-Thompson was born in

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in 1992, and educated at

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. He attended Morningside College for two years, where he won six tournaments and was the individual

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champion. He transferred to the

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where he was first-team All-American and

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Player of the Year in 2015. He finished top-10 in the NCAA Division II Championship individually.

Professional career

Robinson-Thompson turned professional in 2017 and joined the 2018

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. 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

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. In 2023, he won an event in Egypt on the

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and the Northern Ireland Open, which earned him a start at the

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. He made it through Final Qualifying at Royal Porthcawl in Wales to join the

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at Hoylake, where he finished solo 59th. The week after he was invited to the Irish Challenge which he won, securing membership of the

, where he finished the season ranked 22nd, missing out on

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to the

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by one place, earning category 19 exemption. Robinson-Thompson earned a spot at the 2024 U.S. Open at

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in the

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qualifier, and ultimately missed the cut by a single stroke.

Amateur wins

*2014 Saint Leo Invitational Source:

Professional wins (7)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Clutch Pro Tour wins (3)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

MENA Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

External links

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