Chip Thomson

Chip Thomson is an American businessman, inventor, golf instructor, actor, and writer. He has coached PGA Tour golfers at the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and Tour Championship.

As an inventor, Thomson is known for inventing 3rdiView, LiverSaver, Money Clamp, Windzone Motorcycle Toolkits, ZCLIP, and The Honey Do. He played golf at the collegiate level in Illinois before transitioning into founding his business. He has also managed a restaurant, and sold nuclear equipment in Denver. In addition, Thomson has recruited, played in, and helped organize the Mexican Open.

In 2011, Thomson invented the ZCLIP, a combination of a money clip and wallet made from carbon fiber.

In 2014, Thomson developed LiverSaver, a product designed to mitigate the impact of alcohol on the liver and other organs. He is also the inventor of multiple devices including Money Clamp, a hybrid between a money clip and a binder, and a system for predicting sporting event outcomes.

Thomson has contributed to golf and sports journalism, writing for newspapers and magazines, and has been an analyst for CBS and CNN.

Thomson transitioned into acting, drawing on his experience in front of the camera from his television shows, commercials, and short films. He is scheduled to appear in Shooter's Nail, a feature film directed by Lisa Regina and starring Eric Roberts, which focuses on the theme of bullying people with disabilities. He appeared in two segments of, From Dusk till Dawn.