Thompson’s impact goes beyond her 9-7-7 career record, as multiple captains lauded her for how she sets a tone for the American’s ethos with her team-first attitude.
US Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis announced overnight (Australian time) that she’d chosen Jennifer Kupcho, Sarah Schmelzel and Lexi Thompson with her captain’s picks to complete the 12-player roster.
The American continued her stellar play with a four-under 68 in the opening round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship to take the outright lead after the first round of a major for the first time in her 13-year career. Meanwhile, world No.5 Hannah Green is the best-placed Australian.
Remarkable, amazing, inspiring, historic. Those are the words her fellow competitors reserve for Korda, and starting tonight (Australian time), she’ll have a chance to add a new chapter to her best year as a professional.
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.
Ahead of a consequential year – with not only the five majors but another Solheim Cup and the Olympics – here are five bold predictions for the season.
To help you learn from how the best on both tours hit certain shots, we’ve gathered images and videos from the Grant Thornton Invitational and identified a few specific takeaways for each.
Here are six tour pros – major champions and Solheim Cuppers among them – who surprisingly won’t be travelling to Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, this week.
Lexi Thompson needs a big week this week in Florida at the penultimate LPGA tournament of 2023 if the 28-year-old doesn’t want it to be the last week of her season. And she’s going to have to do it while not at full health.