If you pair professional golfers together in a scramble format in which they get to choose the best result of every shot, and give them benign weather and pristine greens, you’re rolling out a green carpet for crazy low numbers.
As the final groups began their rounds on Sunday, Thompson posted on Instagram about her experience at Erin Hills. She began by thanking the USGA, fans and volunteers for their efforts and saying that she didn’t have the week she’d hoped she would. And then she got into the pace of play.
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The three-time LPGA winner, 31, announced on Instagram overnight (Australian time) that she is leaving the professional game and thanked friends, family and past caddies for their consistent support throughout her eight-year LPGA career.
Thompson may be only 29 years old, but she’s been playing competitive professional golf since she was 15 and has the equivalent of what would be a full career in many other sports under her belt before her 30th birthday. What seemed clear, as she explained her decision, is that the lifestyle has worn on her.
Thompson will retire at the end of the year. The news was first shared by the USGA ahead of this week’s US Women’s Open, where Thompson, 29, will be making her 18th start in the championship.
Golf under lights presents a number of challenges, both logistically and for the golfers themselves. That said, both McIlroy and Homa say they’d be open to an under-lights event at the PGA Tour level.
There’ll be lots of fun banter and entertaining golf to watch, but for the golf nerds, so much to learn from four of the best golf swings in the world.
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