Lexi Thompson

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Lexi Thompson
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Thompson at the 2015 Kingsmill Championship
Personal information
Full nameAlexis Noel Thompson
Born (1995-02-10) February 10, 1995 (age 26)
Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Nationality United States
ResidenceCoral Springs, Florida
Career
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2012)
Professional wins14
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour11
Ladies European Tour1
LPGA of Japan Tour1
Other1
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
ANA InspirationWon: 2014
Women's PGA C'ship3rd: 2015
U.S. Women's OpenT2: 2019
Women's British OpenT8: 2016
Evian Championship2nd: 2015
Achievements and awards
LPGA Vare Trophy2017
Race to the CME Globe2017

Alexis Noel Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15.[2][3] On September 18, 2011, Thompson set a then new record as the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA tournament,[4] at age 16 years, seven months, and eight days, when she won the Navistar LPGA Classic. Three months later she became the second-youngest winner of a Ladies European Tour event, capturing the Dubai Ladies Masters by four strokes on December 17, 2011.[4] She won her first major championship at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship at the age of 19 years, 1 month and 27 days, making her the second youngest LPGA golfer to win a major (she still ranks in the top-5 youngest LPGA major winners).[5]

Family and education[]

Thompson's two brothers are also professional golfers: Nicholas Thompson plays on the PGA and Korn Ferry Tours[6] and Curtis Thompson[7] plays on the Korn Ferry Tour.[8] She was home-schooled and told an interviewer in September 2012 that she had "graduated a few months ago".[9]

Amateur career[]

As a 12-year-old in 2007, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. At the tournament, she shot 86-82 and failed to make the cut.[10] The record was surpassed in 2014 by Lucy Li.[11] Also in 2007, she won the Aldila Junior Classic to become the second-youngest winner in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA). She also won the Westfield Junior PGA Championship to become the youngest winner in Junior PGA Championship history.[12]

In 2008, she won the U.S. Girls' Junior. She qualified again in 2008 for U.S. Women's Open where she shot 75-77 and she again failed to make the cut, this time by two strokes.

As a 14-year-old in 2009, she qualified for a third time for the U.S. Women's Open and made the cut for the first time, finishing tied for 34th, +11 (71-73-78-73=295).[13] Later that year she Monday-qualified for the Navistar LPGA Classic, where she shot 65 in the first round and finished tied for 27th, 12 strokes behind winner, Lorena Ochoa.[14]

In 2010 Thompson kept her amateur status for the first half of the year. As an amateur, she played in the Women's Australian Open, where she finished T16 (+3), 12 strokes behind the winner, Yani Tseng.[15] She made the cut at the 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship, finishing T24, +2 (74-72-73-71=290), 15 shots behind winner, Yani Tseng.[16] She also won the 2009 Verizon Junior Heritage after a sudden-death playoff with Laetitia Beck.[17] She represented the winning United States team in the Curtis Cup competition and went undefeated, winning four matches and tying in a fifth. She turned pro the next week, stating she believed her game was ready to make the jump to the LPGA Tour.[18]

Amateur highlights[]

Professional career[]

Lexi Thompson, 2013

2010[]

Thompson announced that she had turned professional on June 16, 2010. She signed sponsorship deals with Cobra-PUMA Golf and with Red Bull.[3][19]

Lacking official status as an LPGA Tour member, Thompson largely had to rely on sponsors' exemptions to gain entry into tournaments. Her first sponsor's exemption was entry into the ShopRite LPGA Classic where she missed the cut by four strokes.[20]

She played qualifiers held in Florida in May to gain entry to the U.S. Women's Open played July 8–11. She finished T10 at the tournament, +6 (73-74-70-73=290), nine shots behind winner Paula Creamer, and collected her first professional check for $72,131.[21]

Two weeks later at the Evian Masters, Thompson finished T2, −13 (69-72-67-67=275), one shot behind the winner, and made $242,711.[22] After three professional events, her earnings were $314,842, which would have ranked 18th on the official LPGA money list if she had been a member of the LPGA Tour. Her result from the Evian Masters caused her to rise 75 places to number 74 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.[23] She played three more events on the LPGA Tour in 2010, missing the cut at the CN Canadian Women's Open, and finishing T16 and T57 in two additional events.

Petition to LPGA[]

In December 2010, Thompson petitioned the LPGA to allow her to play in up to 12 LPGA tournaments in 2011 using sponsor exemptions instead of the six allowed to non-members by LPGA rules. In January 2011, Commissioner Mike Whan denied Thompson's petition, but announced that the LPGA rules would be changed to allow non-members to participate in Monday qualifying. In effect this gave Thompson the opportunity to play in more than 12 tournaments in 2011.[24]

2011–2013[]

Thompson at the 2013 Women's British Open

Thompson began playing in one-day tournaments in October 2010 on the Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour, a developmental tour aimed at men trying to move up to the next level of professional golf. On the Fuzion Tour, women play with tees moved up so that they play 94% of the distance that the men play.[25] She returned to play against women in February 2011 at the Women's Australian Open and the ANZ Ladies Masters, where she missed the cut and finished T42 respectively. Returning to the United States, she won a one-round Fuzion Tour event, on February 21, at her home course in Coral Springs, Florida. Tied after 18 holes, she beat Brett Bergeron on the second playoff hole, for her first professional win.[25] In March, Thompson attempted the Monday qualifier for the LPGA Kia Classic, but failed to qualify.[26]

Thompson's first LPGA tournament in 2011 was the Avnet LPGA Classic, with a sponsor's exemption. After three rounds, she was tied for the lead with Song-Hee Kim. On Sunday, her score soared to 78, including back-to-back double bogeys on the 14th and 15th holes. Thompson finished tied for 19th at −1 (71-71-67-78=287), nine strokes behind the winner, Maria Hjorth.[27] She missed the cut at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, at the LPGA Championship and at the U.S. Women's Open and tried but failed to Monday-qualify at the State Farm Classic. In her fifth LPGA tournament she played in 2011, the Evian Masters, she finished tied for 36th. She continued to play regularly on the Fuzion Tour, through the spring and summer. In August, she finished T31 at the Safeway Classic and then missed the cut at the Canadian Women's Open. In September, she won her first LPGA tournament, the Navistar LPGA Classic, by a five-stroke margin over LPGA Tour rookie Tiffany Joh. At age sixteen, she became the youngest winner ever on the LPGA Tour, breaking the previous record set by Marlene Hagge at age 18 in 1952.[28] Her record stood for 11 months until 15-year-old Lydia Ko won the 2012 CN Canadian Women's Open on August 26, 2012.

On December 17, 2011, Thompson won the Dubai Ladies Masters, an event on the Ladies European Tour (LET), with a four-stroke margin. This win made her the youngest professional winner on the LET at age 16 years, 10 months, 7 days. The youngest-ever winner on the LET is Amy Yang, who was four months younger when she won the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters as an amateur at 16 years, 6 months, 8 days.[29]

Qualifying for 2012 LPGA membership[]

Thompson successfully petitioned the LPGA to receive a waiver to the rule that LPGA Tour members must be at least 18 years old, allowing her to enter the 2011 LPGA Qualifying School for Tour membership in 2012. The first of three stages was held July 26–29, 2011, at the LPGA International course in Daytona Beach, Florida. Thompson won Stage I by 10 strokes, shooting −23 (66-66-66-67=265). The top 50 finishers and ties from the first stage advanced to Stage II.[30] After winning the Navistar LPGA Classic, Thompson withdrew from qualifying school[31] and petitioned the LPGA for membership based on her win. Her petition was approved on September 30, 2011, and Thompson became a member of the tour for 2012.[32]

Thompson earned her second and third career LPGA Tour wins with the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in October and the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in November.

2014[]

Thompson earned her fourth career LPGA win and first major championship at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship. The victory made her the second-youngest women's major winner at the time.[33]

2015[]

Thompson earned her fifth and sixth career wins at the Meijer LPGA Classic and the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship. She had her best season earning $1,763,904 which was 5th on the money list.

2016[]

In 2016 Thompson earned her seventh LPGA Tour win at the Honda LPGA Thailand. On the LPGA Tour of Japan, she earned her first victory at the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup. She had her best finish at the Women's British Open, T8th at Woburn Golf and Country Club.

2017[]

Thompson started the season at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic where, in the second round, she shot a 61 (−12). However, Brittany Lincicome won the tournament with a birdie on the first playoff hole. She earned her eighth LPGA Tour win at the Kingsmill Championship, where she finished −20 (65-65-69-65=264).

In April, Thompson was penalized four strokes for replacing her ball incorrectly on the green while playing the 17th hole during the third round of the 2017 ANA Inspiration. The infringement was reported in by a TV viewer and assessed after completion of the round, which meant that in addition to receiving a two stroke penalty for replacing the ball incorrectly, she was also penalized two strokes for signing an incorrect scorecard.[34] Despite this, she got into a playoff, eventually losing to Ryu So-yeon.[35]

Thompson won the Indy Women in Tech Championship on September 9 for her 9th win.

At the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, Thompson missed a 2-foot putt on the 18th hole to lose the tournament after Ariya Jutanugarn finished with back-to-back birdies. However, she did still win the overall Race to the CME Globe for the $1 million bonus.[36]

2018[]

Thompson withdrew from the Ricoh Women's British Open in 2018 and took a month-long leave from the LPGA. In an Instagram she explained: "I have not truly felt like myself for quite some time," Thompson wrote on Instagram. "I am therefore taking this time to recharge my mental batteries, and to focus on myself away from the game of professional golf."[37] After her break, Thompson missed two cuts before heading into the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. On November 18, 2018, Thompson won the CME Group Tour Championship with an 18-under total giving her a four-shot victory over Nelly Korda.[37] The victory, her first in over a year and the tenth of her professional career,[38] was worth $500,000.[39]

2019[]

On June 2, 2019, Thompson had her best finish a T2nd in the U.S. Women's Open at the in Charleston, South Carolina. On June 9, Thompson won the ShopRite LPGA Classic outside of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

2020[]

Lexi Thompson started the year at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions finishing T7th. In August, during the opening round of the AIG Women's Open, Thompson was involved in another rules controversy when she was observed by an official moving a tuft of grass behind her ball with her club; it was later deemed that her lie had not been improved, as the grass returned to its original position, and she escaped any penalty. She went on to miss the cut.[40][41]

2021[]

In June 2021, Thompson led the U.S. Women's Open going into the last round at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. In the final round, towards the end of her front nine, Thompson led by five strokes. However, she shot a five-over par 41 on the back nine and missed out on a playoff by one stroke.[42]

Professional wins (14)[]

LPGA Tour wins (11)[]

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (10)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 18, 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic 66-68-67-70=271 −17 5 strokes United States Tiffany Joh
2 Oct 13, 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia 67-63-66-69=265 −19 4 strokes China Shanshan Feng
3 Nov 17, 2013 Lorena Ochoa Invitational 72-64-67-69=272 −16 1 stroke United States Stacy Lewis
4 Apr 6, 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship 73-64-69-68=274 −14 3 strokes United States Michelle Wie
5 Jul 26, 2015 Meijer LPGA Classic 69-64-68-65=266 −18 1 stroke United States Gerina Piller
United States Lizette Salas
6 Oct 18, 2015 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship 68-67-69-69=273 −15 1 stroke South Korea Park Sung-hyun
Taiwan Yani Tseng
7 Feb 28, 2016 Honda LPGA Thailand 64-72-64-68=268 −20 6 strokes South Korea Chun In-gee
8 May 21, 2017 Kingsmill Championship 65-65-69-65=264 −20 5 strokes South Korea Chun In-gee
9 Sep 9, 2017 Indy Women in Tech Championship 63-66-68=197 −19 4 strokes New Zealand Lydia Ko
10 Nov 18, 2018 CME Group Tour Championship 65-67-68-70=270 −18 4 strokes United States Nelly Korda
11 Jun 9, 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic 64-70-67=201 −11 1 stroke South Korea Lee Jeong-eun

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2017 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic United States Brittany Lincicome Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2017 ANA Inspiration South Korea Ryu So-yeon Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2017 Manulife LPGA Classic South Korea Chun In-gee
Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn 		Jutanugarn won with birdie on first extra hole

LET wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Dec 17, 2011 Dubai Ladies Masters 70-66-70-67=273 −15 4 strokes South Africa Lee-Anne Pace

LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)[]

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 8 May 2016 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup 70-68-65-72=275 −13 2 strokes Japan

Other wins (1)[]

2011 (Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour)

Major championships[]

Wins (1)[]

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship Tied for lead −14 (73-64-69-68=274) 3 strokes United States Michelle Wie

Results timeline[]

Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
ANA Inspiration T21TLA T24 T22 T48 1 7 5 2 T20 3 4 T36
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT T34 T10 CUT T14 T13 T7 T42 T32 T27 T5 T2 CUT 3
Women's PGA Championship CUT T30 T28 T17 3 T22 T7 T15 T26 T30 T52
The Evian Championship ^ 3 T10 2 T22 T48 CUT CUT NT
Women's British Open T17 CUT T54 T17 T8 T11 T16 CUT T20

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary[]

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
ANA Inspiration 1 1 1 5 6 10 12 12
U.S. Women's Open 0 1 1 3 5 7 15 11
Women's PGA Championship 0 0 1 1 2 5 11 10
The Evian Championship 0 1 1 2 3 4 7 5
Women's British Open 0 0 0 0 1 6 9 7
Totals 1 3 4 11 17 32 54 45
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 24 (2013 Evian – 2018 Women's PGA)
  • Longest streak of top 10s – 3 (twice)

LPGA Tour career summary[]

Year Tournaments
played		 Cuts
made*		 Wins 2nds 3rds Top 10s Best
finish		 Earnings
($)		 Money
list rank		 Scoring
average		 Scoring
rank
2007 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a 79.00
2008 1 0 0 0 0 0 MC n/a 76.00
2009 3 3 0 0 0 0 T27 n/a 72.75
2010 6 4 0 1 0 2 T2 319,8311 n/a 72.21 n/a
2011 9 5 1 0 0 1 1 244,2981 n/a 73.81 n/a
2012 23 19 0 2 0 4 2 611,0212 21 71.57 24
2013 24 21 2 0 2 7 1 1,206,109 6 70.88 18
2014 25 21 1 1 1 8 1 946,764 12 71.03 17
2015 24 23 2 1 1 13 1 1,763,904 5 70.01 4
2016 19 18 1 0 0 9 1 888,571 18 70.37 10
2017 21 20 2 6 0 10 1 1,877,181 3 69.11 1
2018 20 18 1 1 1 7 1 1,223,748 9 70.01 5
2019 21 16 1 3 1 8 1 1,537,292 6 70.29 17
2020 12 10 0 0 0 3 4 404,237 26 70.51 8
Totals 209 178 11 15 6 72 1 10,458,827 17
  • Official as of the 2020 season[43]

* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.

1 Earnings prior to 2012 are unofficial because Thompson was not an LPGA member.
2 Official 2012 earnings do not include $23,107 from T14 finish at the Honda LPGA Thailand. LPGA rules specify that earnings by players who gain entrance to an international tournament using a sponsor's exemption are unofficial.

Professional record and earnings outside of Tour membership[]

Results in all tournaments in which Thompson has played since turning pro in June 2010 through the end of 2011. During this time she was a professional golfer but not a member of any golf tour.

Year Dates Tournament Tour Finish Margin Earnings
($)
2010 Jun 18–20 ShopRite LPGA Classic[44] LPGA MC 4 from cutline 0
2010 Jul 8–11 U.S. Women's Open[21] LPGA T10 9 behind winner 72,131
2010 Jul 22–25 Evian Masters[22] LPGA and LET T2 1 behind winner 242,711
2010 Aug 26–29 CN Canadian Women's Open LPGA MC 1 from cutline 0
2010 Sep 10–12 P&G NW Arkansas Championship LPGA T57 16 behind winner 4,989
2010 Oct 7–10 Navistar LPGA Classic LPGA T16 8 behind winner 16,641
2010 Oct 27 [45] Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour1 T5 2 behind winner 238
2010 Oct 28 [46] Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T2 1 behind winner 508
2010 Nov 3 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour 2 3 behind winner 550
2010 Nov 18 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T5 3 behind winner 325
2010 Nov 22 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T3 2 behind winner 508
2011 Jan 7 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T16 4 behind winner 82
2011 Jan 10 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T3 3 behind winner 533
2011 Jan 11 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T9 3 behind winner 270
2011 Jan 18 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T27 10 behind winner 76
2011 Jan 21 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T9 6 behind winner 225
2011 Jan 24 [47] Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour 11 4 behind winner 210
2011 Feb 3–6 Women's Australian Open LET and ALPG Tour MC 2 from cutline 0
2011 Feb 10–13 ANZ Ladies Masters[48] LET and ALPG Tour T42 14 behind winner 2,289[49]
2011 Feb 21 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour 1 — 1,000
2011 Mar 4 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T9 4 behind winner 217
2011 Mar 25 Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T2 Playoff 513
2011 Apr 28 – May 1 Avnet LPGA Classic LPGA T19 9 behind winner 14,715
2011 Jun 3–5 ShopRite LPGA Classic LPGA MC 6 from cutline 0
2011 Jun 23–26 LPGA Championship LPGA MC 6 from cutline 0
2011 Jul 7–11 U.S. Women's Open LPGA MC 4 from cutline 0
2011 Jul 12 [50] Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour T20 8 behind winner 0
2011 Jul 21–24 Evian Masters[51] LPGA T36 9 behind winner 18,023
2011 Aug 5–7 Ladies Irish Open[52] LET T24 16 behind winner 6,382[53]
2011 Aug 19–21 Safeway Classic[54] LPGA T31 10 behind winner 9,559
2011 Aug 25–28 Canadian Women's Open LPGA MC 2 from cutline 0
2011 Sep 15–18 Navistar LPGA Classic[55] LPGA 1 — 195,000
2011 Nov 17–20 CME Group Titleholders[56] LPGA T36 17 behind winner 7,001
2011 Dec 14–17 Dubai Ladies Masters[29] LET 1 — 97,8632
  • Dates are span of competitive rounds, regardless of whether Thompson participated in all rounds.
  • Margin = strokes behind winner or cutline, not applicable in cases of withdrawal, disqualification or matchplay format.
  • Earnings are rounded up to the nearest dollar.
  • 1On the Fuzion Tour, women play with tees moved up so that they play 94% of the distance that the men play.[25]
  • 2 The winner's prize was 75,000 Euros. US dollar equivalent based on exchange rate current as of December 17, 2011.[57]

World ranking[]

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year World
ranking		 Source
2009 246 [58]
2010 89 [59]
2011 38 [60]
2012 24 [61]
2013 9 [62]
2014 10 [63]
2015 4 [64]
2016 5 [65]
2017 4 [66]
2018 5 [67]
2019 10 [68]
2020 11 [69]

U.S. national team appearances[]

Amateur

Professional

Curtis Cup record[]

Year Total
matches		 Total
W-L-H		 Singles
W-L-H		 Foursomes
W-L-H		 Fourballs
W-L-H		 Points
won		 Points
%
Career 5 4–0–1 1–0–0 1–0–1 2–0–0 4.5 90.0
2010 5 4–0–1 1–0–0 def. 6&5 1–0–1 halved w/ J. Korda,
won w/ J. Korda 3&1 		2–0–0 won w/ J. Johnson 3&2,
won w/ J. Korda 2&1 		4.5 90.0

Solheim Cup record[]

Year Total
matches		 Total
W–L–H		 Singles
W–L–H		 Foursomes
W–L–H		 Fourballs
W–L–H		 Points
won		 Points
%
Career 19 6–6–7 1–1–3 3–2–1 2–3–3 9.5 50.0
2013 3 1–2–0 1–0–0 def. C. Masson 4&3 0–0–0 0–2–0 lost w/ S. Lewis 1 dn
lost w/ P. Creamer 2 dn 		1.0 33.3
2015 4 2–0–2 0–0–1 halved w/ C. Ciganda 1–0–0 won w/ C. Kerr 2&1 1–0–1 halved w/ C. Kerr
won w/ C. Kerr 3&2 		3.0 75.0
2017 4 2–0–2 0–0–1 halved w/ A. Nordqvist 1–0–1 halved w/ C. Kerr
won w/ C. Kerr 5&3 		1–0–0 won w/ C. Kerr 4&2 3.0 75.0
2019 4 0–2–2 0–1–0 lost to G. Hall 2&1 0–1–0 lost w/ B. Altomare 2&1 0–0–2 halved w/ J. Korda
halved w/ M. Alex 		1.0 25.0
2021 4 1–2–1 0–0–1 halved w/ A. Nordqvist 1–1–0 lost w/ B. Altomare 1 dn
won w/ B. Altomare 2&1 		0–1–0 lost w/ M. Harigae 4&3 1.5 37.5

See also[]

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