The timing of the change this time around is notable in that Ko is the defending champion this week at the LPGA Mediheal Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club outside San Francisco.
Reid has been a professional golfer for more than a decade, having turned pro in 2007. In that time, she says she has matured in how she thinks about other people’s opinions of her sexuality.
Unfortunately for the rest of the field, after points leader Ariya Jutanugarn’s pre-tournament press conference, it sounds like she is prepared for the season’s final moment.
After taking time off “to recharge her mental batteries” earlier in the 2018 season, Thompson has taken to Instagram to discuss her struggles with body image.