Lexi Thompsonwhich since this Thursday disputes the eighteenth US Open of his career at just 29 years oldhas announced that the current LPGA season will be the last one in which I compete full time. Thompson, who broke down all barriers at a very young age, will close a glorious chapter when he finishes this course.
The American player, who He turned professional in 2010set what was then a record for the youngest winner of an LPGA tournament, when won the 2011 Navistar Classic at the age of 16. At that time the LPGA rewrote its rules regarding the minimum age allowed for full tour membership.
Lexi won three tournaments in the next two years, including a ‘major’ in 2014, the one we know today as Chevron, the only major on her record. In total, Thompson has won 11 LPGA events, although the good streak ended in 2019. Shocking was when In 2017, with many options to win her second major, she was penalized four strokes for incorrectly replacing his ball on the green. The decision was communicated to him on Sunday, when he left the 12th hole as the leader and two strokes ahead. He finally lost the ANA Inspiration in a tiebreaker.
Let us also remember that Lexi Thompson has participated six times in the Solheim Cup and has been an Olympian for the United States twice. In 2018 she took a break from golf and in 2023 her LPGA card was even in danger.
