| Lexi Thompson | |||||
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.jpg) Thompson at the 2015 Kingsmill Championship | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Alexis Noel Thompson | ||||
| Born | February 10, 1995 Coral Springs, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||
| Residence | Coral Springs, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 2010 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2012) | ||||
| Professional wins | 15 | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| LPGA Tour | 11 | ||||
| Ladies European Tour | 2 | ||||
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
| Chevron Championship | Won: 2014 | ||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | T2: 2022 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 2019 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T8: 2016 | ||||
| Evian Championship | 2nd: 2015 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Alexis Noel Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12 in 2007, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open, since broken by Lucy Li who was 11 in 2014. 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 and only 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]
- ^ "Lexi Thompson to join LPGA Tour". ESPN. Associated Press. September 30, 2011.
- ^ "Alexis Thompson to make pro debut at NJ tourney". Associated Press. 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Girl, 15, Turns Professional". The New York Times. Bloomberg News. June 16, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ^ a b "Lexi Thompson, 16, wins second event as a professional". Golf Magazine. Associated Press. December 17, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ^ Kelley, Brent (March 6, 2017). "Youngest Women's Major Champions". ThoughtCo.com.