HONOLULU – Chris Thompson began his press conference Tuesday at the Sony Open with a predictable snafu.
“Rookie mistake,” he smiled after being told he needed to use a microphone.
In Thompson’s defense, the learning curve has been steep for the 42-year-old PGA Tour rookie. After three decades plying his trade on mini-tours from South Florida to Oklahoma, Thompson finally broke through last season on the Web.com Tour to earn his first trip to the big leagues.
Asked where he’s been playing since he graduated from Kansas, Thompson quipped, “Well, it's been 19 years, so how much time you got?