South Australian Jack Thompson is seeking to emulate Cam Smith’s pathway by using a stroke of good fortune to play his way onto the world stage. The medalist at Final Stage of Asian Tour Qualifying School two weeks ago, Thompson was only notified of his place in the field for this week’s PIF Saudi International last Wednesday. He is now becoming accustomed to seeing 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel pass by in the clubhouse at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club and the prospect of a dream weekend pairing with either Dustin Johnson or Brooks Koepka. That Thompson has an Asian Tour card at all is owed in part to a moment at Q School that could prove to be life-changing. Managing a wrist injury he suffered while in contention at the Victorian PGA in November, Thompson faced the prospect of an early exit despite a closing round of three-under 69 at First Stage at Blue Canyon Country Club in Phuket. Yet when all hope seemed lost, fate intervened. “It literally got to the last group and I needed (Japan’s Genki Okada) to double (bogey) the last,” Thompson recalled. “I wasn’t even really looking at my phone because I thought
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Aussies on Tour: Thompson's Cam-like turning point – PGA of Australia
