Thompson, who was 12 when she qualified for the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open, won 15 times on the LPGA Tour, but only one major
Lexi Thompson during the second round of the Mizuho Americas Open , at Liberty National Golf Club, in Jersey City, N.J., on May 17.Lexi Thompson is retiring this year from full-time competition, ending a career filled with a powerful game, an appeal to young fans and plenty of star-crossed moments in the majors.She is playing in her 18th Women ’s Open , and the fact she is only 29 speaks to a career that began at such a young age.
Thompson was 12 when she qualified for the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles, at the time the youngest ever to qualify. She also set an LPGA Tour record as the youngest winner when she captured the Navistar LPGA Classic at age 16.Thompson won 15 times on the LPGA Tour, but only one major at the Kraft Nabisco Championship in Rancho Mirage, California.
She grew up playing with her brothers, two of whom reached the PGA Tour, and was renowned for her power. Thompson accepted an exemption last year to play the PGA Tour event in Las Vegas, where she kept fans in suspense briefly about making the cut until fading. For all her prodigious power, Thompson has gone nearly five years since her last LPGA victory, though she did win a Ladies European Tour event funded by Saudi-based Aramco in the fall of 2022.Grayson Murray’s parents say the two-time PGA Tour winner died of suicideRory McIlroy wins Wells Fargo again; Rose Zhang takes Founders Cup to end Nelly Korda’s streak
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