Michele Thomson (born 11 March 1988) is a Scottish

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who plays on the

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(LET). She was runner-up in the 2017

Hero Women's Indian Open The Hero Women's Indian Open (named after sponsor Hero) is a golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It is played at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon Gurgaon (), officially named Gurugram (), is a satellite city of Delhi ...

and won the team event of the 2020

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Early life and amateur career

Thomson was first introduced to golf at the age of 11 by her father, Graham, and brother, Mark, who are both keen golfers. She is an honorary member at the McDonald Golf Club in

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, as a former pupil at Ellon Academy. Thomson had a successful amateur career and won the 2008

Scottish Women's Amateur Championship The Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship is the women's national amateur match play golf championship of Scotland. It was first played in 1903 and is currently organised by Scottish Golf. The Scottish Women's Amateur Championship is contested ...

. She played for Scotland in the

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and the

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, and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the

2008 Curtis Cup The 35th Curtis Cup Match was played from 30 May to 1 June 2008 on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland. The United States won 13 to 7. This was the first Curtis Cup played over three days, including fourball matches for the first time. Stacy Le ...

Professional career

Thomson turned professional in 2009 and joined the

. She made only 3 cuts in 2009 and quit tour to attend the

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and became a police officer in Aberdeen. In 2013, following a three-year break, Thomson returned to the sport and started playing in the

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. In 2015 she recorded a victory at the

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in Spain, and finished 8th in the Order of Merit. In 2016, she was runner-up at both the

and the

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in Sweden. She finished 4th in the Order of Merit to graduate to the

. On the LET, Thomson was runner-up in the 2017

, 1 stroke behind Camille Chevalier of France, to end the season 16th in the rankings. Thomson won a silver medal in the mixed event at the

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at Gleneagles, together with a Great Britain made up of

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and

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. She also won a bronze medal with MacLaren in the women's event. In 2019, she was tied 3rd at the

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, two strokes behind winner

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. In 2020, she made her breakthrough with victory in

alongside

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and Casandra Hall. At the

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she finished last of those that made the cut. Thomson started 2021 with a tie for 4th at the

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, two strokes behind winner

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. She shot a 7-under 65 to take the first-round lead in the

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co-sanctioned

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. With an 80 in the second round, she lost out on both the tournament title and the Jock MacVicar Leading Scot Trophy, instead won by Kelsey Macdonald. Her father suffered a heart attack while caddying for her during the

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in Finland, forcing her to withdraw.

Amateur wins

*2008

Professional wins (1)

LET Access Series wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur *

: (representing Scotland): 2007, 2008 *

Curtis Cup The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match. It is co-organised by the United States Golf Association and The R&A and is contested by teams representing the United States and " ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

(representing Scotland):

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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Professional *

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(representing Great Britain):

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Michele Scottish female golfers Ladies European Tour golfers Golfers from Aberdeen 1988 births Living people 21st-century Scottish sportswomen