Right about the time Kyle Thompson was ready to abandon his struggles on the PGA Tour, he jumped at a chance to give back.
Thompson was on the practice range at the Wyndham Championship, where the only way to keep his full card was to win, when he received an email from the PGA Tour looking for players who wanted to travel to Djibouti, Africa, in December to visit the troops.
''The email said the first five who want to do this trip to Africa get to go,'' Thompson said. ''Before talking to my wife, I said, 'I'm going.