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


Family and education

Thompson's two brothers are also professional golfers: Nicholas Thompson plays on the PGA and Korn Ferry Tours and Curtis Thompson plays on the Korn Ferry Tour.''Golf Digest'', July 2010. She was home-schooled and told an interviewer in September 2012 that she had "graduated a few months ago".''Smashing Interviews Magazine'', September 6, 2012. Accessed January 29, 2013.


Amateur career

As a 12-year-old in 2007, she became the youngest player to qualify for the
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. At the tournament, she shot 86-82 and failed to make the cut. The record was surpassed in 2014 by
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. Also in 2007, she won the Aldila Junior Classic to become the second-youngest winner in
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(AJGA). She also won the Westfield Junior PGA Championship to become the youngest winner in Junior PGA Championship history. In 2008, she won the
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. She qualified again in 2008 for
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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
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and made the cut for the first time, finishing tied for 34th, +11 (71-73-78-73=295).LPGA
2009 U.S. Women's Open Leaderboard
Retrieved 2010-06-19
Later that year she Monday-qualified for the
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, where she shot 65 in the first round and finished tied for 27th, 12 strokes behind winner, Lorena Ochoa.LPGA
2009 Navistar LPGA Classic Leaderboard
Retrieved 2010-06-19
In 2010 Thompson kept her amateur status for the first half of the year. As an amateur, she played in the
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, where she finished T16 (+3), 12 strokes behind the winner,
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.ABC News
Yani Tseng Wins Women's Australian Open
2010-3-14, Retrieved 2010-8-1
She made the cut at the 2010 Kraft Nabisco Championship, finishing T24, +2 (74-72-73-71=290), 15 shots behind winner, Yani Tseng.LPGA

, Retrieved 2010-8-1
She also won the 2009 Verizon Junior Heritage after a sudden-death playoff with
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. She represented the winning United States team in the
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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.


Amateur highlights

* 2003 – Won U.S. Kids Golf World Championship * 2004 – Won U.S. Kids Golf World Championship * 2007 – second round,
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* 2007 quarterfinalist, U.S. Women's Amateur * 2008 – Won
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(final 5 & 4 over Karen Chung) * 2009 third round,
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* 2009 semifinalist, U.S. Women's Amateur


Professional career


2010

Thompson announced that she had turned professional on June 16, 2010. She signed sponsorship deals with Cobra-PUMA Golf and with
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.Newjerseynewsroom.com
ShopRite LPGA Classic: Paula Creamer and Alexis Thompson ... a bit of agony and ecstasy
, 2010-06-17, Retrieved 2010-06-17
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
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where she missed the cut by four strokes."GolfDigest"
Meanwhile, on the other coast, Creamer is back
2010-06-19, Retrieved 2010-06-19
She played qualifiers held in Florida in May to gain entry to the
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played July 8–11. She finished T10 at the tournament, +6 (73-74-70-73=290), nine shots behind winner
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, and collected her first professional check for $72,131.USGA
65th U.S. Women's Open Championship 2010 Championship Summary
July 11, 2010. Accessed November 23, 2011.
Two weeks later at the
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, Thompson finished T2, −13 (69-72-67-67=275), one shot behind the winner, and made $242,711. 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
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.LPGA
Rolex Rankings, July 26, 2010
, Retrieved 2010-8-1
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.


2011–2013

Thompson began playing in one-day tournaments in October 2010 on the
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, 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.NBC.com
Lexi Thompson takes down a men’s mini tour event at Florida home course
2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
She returned to play against women in February 2011 at the
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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
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. Tied after 18 holes, she beat Brett Bergeron on the second playoff hole, for her first professional win. In March, Thompson attempted the
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for the LPGA
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, but failed to qualify.Palm Beach Post blog
Lexi Thompson eager to return to work next week
2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
Thompson's first LPGA tournament in
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was the Avnet LPGA Classic, with a sponsor's exemption. After three rounds, she was tied for the lead with
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. 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,
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.SI.com
Hjorth wins Avnet LPGA Classic, Thompson slides
2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
She missed the cut at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, at the
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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
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. In September, she won her first LPGA tournament, the
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, by a five-stroke margin over LPGA Tour rookie
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. At age sixteen, she became the youngest winner ever on the LPGA Tour, breaking the previous record set by
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at age 18 in 1952. Her record stood for 11 months until 15-year-old
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won the 2012
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on August 26, 2012. On December 17, 2011, Thompson won the
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, 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
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, who was four months younger when she won the
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ANZ Ladies Masters as an amateur at 16 years, 6 months, 8 days.Ladies European Tour
American Lexi Thompson Becomes Youngest Professional Winner on the LET
. December 17, 2011.


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
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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. After winning the Navistar LPGA Classic, Thompson withdrew from qualifying school 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
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. Thompson earned her second and third career LPGA Tour wins with the
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in October and the
Lorena Ochoa Invitational The Lorena Ochoa Invitational was a women's professional golf tournament in México on the LPGA Tour. Hosted by Lorena Ochoa, the event debuted in November 2008 at the course where she learned to play, Guadalajara Country Club in Guadalajara. ...
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.


2015

Thompson earned her fifth and sixth career wins at the
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and the
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. 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
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. 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
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, T8th at
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.


2017

Thompson started the season at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic where, in the second round, she shot a 61 (−12). However,
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won the tournament with a birdie on the first playoff hole. She earned her eighth LPGA Tour win at the
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, 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. Despite this, she got into a playoff, eventually losing to
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. Thompson won the Indy Women in Tech Championship on September 9 for her 9th win. At the season-ending
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, 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.


2018

Thompson withdrew from the
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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." After her break, Thompson missed two cuts before heading into the season-ending
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. On November 18, 2018, Thompson won the CME Group Tour Championship with an 18-under total giving her a four-shot victory over
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. The victory, her first in over a year and the tenth of her professional career, was worth $500,000.


2019

On June 2, 2019, Thompson had her best finish a T2nd in the
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at the
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in
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. On June 9, Thompson won the
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outside of Atlantic City, New Jersey.


2020

Lexi Thompson started the year at the
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finishing T7th. In August, during the opening round of the
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, 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.


2021

In June 2021, Thompson led the
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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.


2022

After her tie for fifth place, earning $79,951 at the
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on June 19, she moved to 10th on the all-time career money list on the LPGA Tour, earning $12,608,045 in 230 events over 10 years, starting from her LPGA membership in 2012.


Professional wins (15)


LPGA Tour wins (11)

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–4)


Ladies European Tour wins (2)


LPGA of Japan Tour wins (1)


Other wins (1)

2011 TPC February Shootout (Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour)


Major championships


Wins (1)


Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.'' ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013. LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied


Summary

* Most consecutive cuts made – 24 (2013 Evian – 2018 Women's PGA) * Longest streak of top 10s – 3 (twice)


LPGA Tour career summary

^ Official as of 2022 season
* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.
1 Earnings and top-10s 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
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. 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. * 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. * 2 The winner's prize was 75,000 Euros. US dollar equivalent based on exchange rate current as of December 17, 2011.XE.com
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Accessed December 17, 2011.


World ranking

Position in
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at the end of each calendar year.


U.S. national team appearances

Amateur * Junior Ryder Cup: 2008 (winners) *
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: 2009 (winners) *
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:
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(winners) Professional *
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International Crown The Hanwha LifePlus International Crown is a biennial women's professional team golf tournament on the LPGA Tour. Eight national teams of four players each (32 players in total) participate in the match play event. History It debuted in 2014 at ...
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Curtis Cup record


Solheim Cup record


See also

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List of golfers with most LPGA major championship wins This article lists all the women (134) who have won past and present major championships on the LPGA Tour. They are listed in order of the number of victories. The list is updated through the 2022 season. *Winning span indicates the years from th ...
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List of golfers with most LPGA Tour wins This table lists players with 10 or more wins on the LPGA Tour. It is based on the list on the LPGA Tour's official site, which differs slightly from the main win lists on player's personal profiles on the site. The wins counted here include profes ...


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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Lexi American female golfers LPGA Tour golfers Winners of LPGA major golf championships Solheim Cup competitors for the United States Olympic golfers of the United States Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Golfers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Golfers from Florida Sportspeople from Coral Springs, Florida 1995 births Living people 21st-century American women