Opened the year with a T10 at the Panama Claro Championship.

Earned his third career title in June, a one-stroke victory at The Rex Hospital Open, where he birdied the 72nd hole to finish at 14-under par. Late in the final round, with nine players left on the course, there was a six-way tie for the lead at minus-13. Thompson rolled in a 7-footer to become the tournament's first two-time winner. He collected a check for $99,000 and added the trophy to the one he won in 2007 when he earned his first career title. Moved to No. 6 on the money list with his victory.

Followed his win in Raleigh with a runner-up effort the next week at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, where he hovered near the lead all week. Missed an eagle putt on the 72nd hole and then tapped in for birdie, giving him temporary share of the lead at 17-under with playing partner Mathew Goggin, who rolled in a 6-foot birdie putt to earn a one-stroke victory. Second-place effort pushed him to No. 2 on the money list through 10 events and put him in prime position to return to the PGA TOUR in 2012.

Member of the Nationwide Tour from 2003-2007 and 2009-11 and the PGA TOUR in 2008. 2011: Finished No. 15 on the Nationwide Tour money list to earn a second trip to the PGA TOUR and first since his rookie season in 2008.

Opened the year with a T10 at the Panama Claro Championship.

Earned his third career title in June, a one-stroke victory at The Rex Hospital Open, where he birdied the 72nd hole to finish at 14-under par. Late in the final round, with nine players left on the course, there was a six-way tie for the lead at minus-13. Thompson rolled in a 7-footer to become the tournament's first two-time winner. He collected a check for $99,000 and added the trophy to the one he won in 2007 when he earned his first career title. Moved to No. 6 on the money list with his victory.

Followed his win in Raleigh with a runner-up effort the next week at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open, where he hovered near the lead all week. Missed an eagle putt on the 72nd hole and then tapped in for birdie, giving him temporary share of the lead at 17-under with playing partner Mathew Goggin, who rolled in a 6-foot birdie putt to earn a one-stroke victory. Second-place effort pushed him to No. 2 on the money list through 10 events and put him in prime position to return to the PGA TOUR in 2012.

Picked up his fourth top-10 finish of the year the following week, at the Mexico Open. Four steady, under-par rounds led to a T4. 2010: Made the cut in half of his 24 starts and had six top-25 finishes to finish the year No. 49 on the money list.

Collected his first top-10 of the year with a runner-up at the Fort Smith Classic, where he gained entry as a Monday qualifier. Fired a final-round 63 Sunday to shoot up the leaderboard and establish the clubhouse lead at 15-under par. Had to settle for second place when Chris Kirk posted a 16-under-par score. The runner-up finish was his best since the 2008 season.

Posted his second top-10 two starts later at the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. Posted four rounds in the 60s to finish T10.

Finished T5 five starts later at the Price Cutter Charity Championship. Fired 63 in the first round to share the lead with Brandt Jobe. Backed it up with a second-round 67 to take sole posession of the 36-hole lead, the fifth time he's held the second-round lead. Shot 69-70 on the weekend to fall back but posted his third top-10 of the year. It was the third consecutive week he had fired a 63, also doing so at the Cox Classic and the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. 2009: Finished outside of the top 80 (No. 148) on the Nationwide Tour for the first time in his career, making just seven cuts in 23 starts. Season-best finish was T20 at the Utah Championship. Daughter was born the week of the BMW Charity Pro-Am in Greenville, SC, where he lives. 2008: Played his rookie season on the PGA TOUR, making the cut in nine of 26 starts. Lone top-25 finish was a career-best T15 at the Puerto Rico Open. Taking a break from the TOUR, posted the fifth runner-up finish of his career, finishing one stroke behind champion Gavin Coles at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Played the Utah Championship after not making it into the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Was in contention all week before shooting a final-round 71 for a T2 finish.

Prior to 2008 season, only previous made cut in three previous career starts came at the 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (T25). 2007: Made the cut in 12 of 28 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with seven top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 14 on the money list, with $248,698. Broke through for his first Tour win at The Rex Hospital Open. Opening rounds of 64-65 gave him a three-stroke lead at the halfway mark. Increased that lead to four after 54 holes and held on for a two-stroke win over Bob Burns. Won for the second time at the Oregon Classic, prevailing in a playoff over Matthew Jones and Jon Turcott. Set up the playoff with an eagle on the final hole and then birdied the second playoff hole for the victory. Collected $85,500 to move to No. 7 on the money list. 2006: Made the cut in 16 of 26 starts on the Nationwide Tour, with three top-10 finishes. Completed the season No. 53 on the money list, with $117,046. 2005: Finished the season No. 74 on the money list, with $67,135. Made the cut in 16 of 25 tournaments, with two top-10 finishes. 2004: Made the cut in 17 of 28 events, including 10 top-25 finishes. Ranked No. 22 on the final money list, with $193,835. Had two runner-up showings, including a playoff loss to Kevin Stadler at the Scholarship America Showdown and a T2 at the Virginia Beach Open. His 8-under 62 in the second round of the Scholarship America Showdown was a new course record. 2003: Made the cut in 15 of 24 starts, his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, and had seven top-25 finishes. Ended the year No. 25 on the final money list, with $174,008. Posted top-10s in three of his first five events. Finished T9 at the Clearwater Classic and T8 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. Runner-up to Tripp Isenhour at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. Collected $64,000 for the runner-up finish to move up to No. 6 on the money list at the time. His fourth top-10 of the season was posted at the Chattanooga Classic, where he finished second after sharing the 54-hole lead with Ryan Palmer. Entered the season-ending Tour Championship No. 20 on the money list, but a T51 finish dropped him to No. 25. 2002: Made it to final stage of PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament after finishing T11 and T8 during first- and second-stage sites.