Lexi Thompson

After Two Marathon Days In Row, Lpga’s Best Can Exhale

... for the evening. “I woke up at 6:30” Friday morning, Wie said. “I was really (ticked) off about that. And then I walked Lola (her Pomeranian), took a nap, bothered Lola some more. Then she ran away from me, and I went and chased her. Just basically annoyed Lola the whole day. “Then I started watching movies. I was going to do a whole Harry Potter marathon, but I couldn’t find the first movie so that kind of didn’t happen. I actually watched ‘Train to Buson,’ that Korean zombie movie. I was really stressed out.”. You get the sense golfers aren’t real experienced at killing time during the day. Wie was tied for the lead early in the third round Saturday but slipped back after bogeying 9. She said later that she had some back issues that had surfaced earlier in Australia and flared up a little bit Saturday. Too much golf, maybe. “Just not a young stallion any more, I guess,” she said. Oh, but things could have been a lot worse. “We played 33 holes in Thailand, and I still survived that,” said South Korea’s Ryu. “Compared to Thailand this is pretty good ...

So Yeon Ryu Wins Second Major; Lexi Thompson Takes 4-shot Penalty

... Korean So Yeon Ryu won her second major in bizarre fashion Sunday, defeating Lexi Thompson on the ANA Inspiration’s first playoff hole after LPGA officials assessed Thompson with a retroactive, four-shot penalty with six holes left at Mission Hills Country Club. The 26-year-old Ryu won the playoff with a short birdie putt on the par-5, 18 th hole after Thompson left her birdie attempt short. That ended a rousing final stretch that saw Thompson, 22, lose a three-stroke lead when penalized for an improper replacement of a ball - from Saturday - but rally for a final-round 67. “It’s kind of a weird feeling,” Ryu said, “but at the same time, I am really proud of myself and I just really appreciate everything right now.”. Ryu played consistently, carding four consecutive sub-70 rounds. But Thompson charged valiantly, ...

Mission Hills Is Thompson's Turf, Windy Forecast And More From Ana Inspiration

... then, Henderson has picked up three LPGA titles including the 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. In 2017, six amateurs (Katelyn Dambaugh, Andrea Lee, Lucy Li, Hannah O’Sullivan, Eun Jeong Seong, Paphangkorn Tavatanakit) will tee off alongside the best female golfers in the world. Lucy Li, the youngest player to qualify for the U. S. Women’s Open (age 11), won the AJGA’s ANA Junior Inspiration on Sunday at Mission Hills Country Club to earn the final spot in the field. WEATHER WATCH. All eyes will be on the weather forecast during Thursday’s first round at the ANA Inspiration. While rain is thankfully not in the picture, high winds are expected to blow across the Coachella Valley over the next 48 hours. Starting mid-morning on Thursday, gusts upward of 35 mph are expected to buffet the area, with the highest sustained winds expected overnight Thursday into Friday. “There’s nothing like waking up, putting on my country’s colors and going out and teeing it up for my country.” - Lexi Thompson on her goal of making the 2017 Team USA Solheim Cup. Thompson is currently first in the Team USA point standings, 77 ...

Lexi Thompson Leads By Two At Lpga Major

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Will Lexi Thompson Win A Major This Year

... 3 rd Round Of 2014. - __link__. With the first of five #LPGA majors teeing off today, can the world's top rated American golfer #Lexi Thompson win a major this year? The ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club in California is the first major of the year, followed by the Women's PGA Championship, U. S. Women's Open, Women's British Open and The Evian Championship. Thompson's Resume. Lexi Thompson is currently the only American player ranked in the top 10 in the world, as she is ranked ninth. She is also one of only three American players (Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller) in the top twenty, being ranked five spots ahead of Lewis. In 2015 Thompson reached her highest world ranking getting to fourth in the world and in 2016 she finished the year 5 th in the world. At age 12 she was the youngest player at the time to play in the U. S. Women's Open. She currently has ten career wins, including seven on the LPGA tour. She also has a major under her belt as she won the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship (now the Ana Inspirational) and at the time was the youngest major winner ever at 19 years, 1 month and ...

Thompson Sticking It To Ana Field With Favorite Putter

... owns this place and wants to turn Poppie’s Pond into her own swimming pool again. Thompson is rocking her driver with impunity, just like she did when she won here three years ago, when she played a game of bomb and gouge nobody could touch. She averaged 301 yards per drive Saturday. She leads the field in driving distance (289.5) for the week. It’s more than that, though. Thompson has a combination of power and touch working for her. Through the offseason, she went to work on her putting like never before. She worked, worked, worked to try to tame the stroke, to make the putter a tool she would fight less and love more. “I felt really good about it coming into the season,” Thompson said. Aside from a missed 4-footer for par at the fourth, Thompson was solid on the greens. “It’s all confidence,” said Scott, her father. “She’s built her confidence with all the work, and it’s ...

Lexi Thompson Loses Out In Sudden Death Playoff After Tv Viewer Calls In Four-stroke Infringement

... something?" Shaking her head, she added, "That's just ridiculous.". After battling her emotions the rest of the way while somehow bouncing back to play the final six holes in 2-under, she said she was "proud just the way I played coming in." She also told the rules official that she had not intentionally placed her ball in the wrong spot on the hole in question. Share on Twitter TWEET. Outside Chance : Australian Minjee Lee was pushed into a shared lead after a rules decision, following a tip from a TV viewer. Photo: Jeff Gross. It did not matter. In the rules of golf, action trumps intent. If not for a rule change last year, Thompson would have been disqualified, instead of assessed a two-stroke penalty, for signing an incorrect scorecard. "For her to come back, I got goose bumps talking about it," Suzann Pettersen, who tied for third place, said ...

Tv Viewer Penalty Call Costs Thompson Ana Title

... a five-way tie for the lead, making three birdies and a bogey on the final six holes of regulation at Mission Hills Country Club. Ryu birdied the 18 th hole to move in front, but Thompson crushed her approach shot on the 18 th several minutes later. With emotions visible on her face amid loud chants of her name, Thompson gathered herself - but left a 15-foot winning eagle putt about an inch short. Ryu, who also won the 2011 U. S. Women's Open, claimed her second major title with an excellent playoff hole after her final-round 68 at the LPGA Tour's first major of the year. "I just cannot believe the situation," Ryu said. "I didn't even check the leaderboard. I thought Lexi played really, really well. I didn't expect what happened to Lexi. It's a very unfortunate situation. I didn't expect it. I thought I'm well behind, so all I wanted to do was play my game.". Ryu still made the traditional joyous leap into Poppie's Pond with her caddie and family. Lexi Thompson couldn't fight back the tears after losing in a playoff Sunday. Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports. Norway's Suzann Pettersen barely missed a birdie ...

So Yeon Ryu Claims Play-off Win Over Lexi Thompson At Ana Inspiration

... was handed a four-shot penalty during the final round of the ANA Inspiration. So Yeon Ryu birdied the first extra play-off hole to claim a dramatic victory over Lexi Thompson in an incident-packed final round at the ANA Inspiration. Final leaderboard. ANA Inspiration. Ryu rolled in a six-foot birdie at the 18 th in the play-off to edge ahead of Thompson, who was controversially handed a four-stroke penalty mid-round for an incident from the previous day. The pair had finished level on 14 under for the tournament, with Inbee Park and Minjee Lee a further stroke back alongside Suzann Pettersen. Pettersen was one of three players to end the week on 13 under. "I cannot believe the situation," Ryu said. "I didn't even check the leaderboard, Lexi was playing so well. I didn't expect it.". Taking a two-shot lead in to the final round, Thompson extended her advantage with three ...