Lexi Thompson is one of the most famous and iconic female golfers of her generation. Get to know her life and incredible career better…
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Lexi Thompson smiles and acknowledges fans at an LPGA event
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Elliott Heath
By Elliott Heath
last updated 29 August 2024
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Matt Cradock
Lexi Thompson is one of the biggest names in women’s golf, with a professional career spanning well over a decade. During that time, she has won 11 times on the LPGA Tour including a Major and appeared on seven US Solheim Cup teams.
Get to know her life and career better with these facts…
Lexi Thompson facts:
1. Alexis Noel “Lexi” Thompson was born February 10, 1995 in Coral Springs, Florida and still lives in the Sunshine State.
2. Thompson was home schooled for much of her early years.
3. In 2007, Lexi played in the US Women’s Open at 12-years-old. She held the record for youngest player to qualify for a US Open until 2014.
Lexi Thompson walks with her caddie at the US Open
Thompson shot 86-82 in her Major debut at just 12 years old
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4. She won the 2008 US Girls’ Junior Championship.
5. Thompson has two older brothers, Nicholas and Curtis. Nicholas has been a member of the PGA and Korn Ferry Tours and Curtis currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour after graduating from Louisiana State University.
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6. Thompson went undefeated at the 2010 Curtis Cup, winning four matches and drawing one. A week later, she turned professional.
7. The American is a fan of ice hockey and supports the Florida Panthers.
8. In 2011, she won the Dubai Ladies Masters Championship on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Classic. This made her the youngest winner in LET and LPGA Tour history at 16 years, 7 months and 8 days old.
9. Thompson is sponsored by an array of companies including Cobra Puma Golf, Maxfli, iCapital, Rocket Mortgage, Velocity Global, UKG and ioveria.
10. In 2014, she became the second-youngest women’s Major champion, winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship (now called the Chevron Championship) at the age of 19.
Lexi Thompson with the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship trophy
Thompson won her first Major at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship
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11. Thompson has represented the USA in the Solheim Cup seven times, in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024.
12. In 2020, Thompson announced the new LEXI brand, with projects focusing on golf, fitness and skin care.
13. The Floridian owns a Havanese-Poodle called Leo. Thompson credited Leo as one of the main reasons she returned to form in late 2018.
Lexi Thompson Golf Bag
Thompson’s golf bag, including her headcover of her dog Leo
14. She has used the Cobra S2 Forged irons for her entire career. They are a low-to-mid handicapper model that came out in 2009.
15. Lexi made her Olympics debut in 2016. She also represented Team USA at Tokyo 2020 (delayed to 2021). She has an Olympic Rings tattoo.
16. She became the seventh woman in history to compete on the PGA Tour when she played in the 2023 Shriners Open. She missed the cut with an impressive score of level par, which was better than dozens of PGA Tour pros.
17. She infamously received a four stroke penalty during the final round of the 2017 ANA Inspiration (now known as Chevron Championship), finding out on the 12th hole while in the lead by three. She rallied back but eventually lost in a playoff to So Yeon Ryu.
18. She has 11 LPGA Tour victories, but is currently on a win drought stretching back to 2019.
19. She has won in that period, though, with her latest victory coming at the 2022 Aramco Team Series – New York on the Ladies European Tour.
Lexi Thompson holds the Aramco Team Series – New York trophy in 2022
Thompson’s most recent victory came at the 2022 Aramco Team Series – New York on the Ladies European Tour
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20. Lexi won the 2017 Race to CME Globe on the LPGA Tour and the Vare Trophy, awarded for the lowest scoring average.
21. She has been in five playoffs on the LPGA Tour and lost all five.
22. She has four runner-up finishes in Majors.
23. She has opted not to play in the Evian Championship (the fourth Major of the season) since 2021 after criticizing the course in a deleted post on social media after missing the cut in 2019.
24. Thompson announced in May 2024 that she would be retiring from playing professional golf full-time at the end of the year.
25. She launched the Lexi Fitness App in August 2024, a project that she says she will focus more on after retiring from full-time pro golf.
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Lexi Thompson bio
Full name Alexis Noel Thompson
Born February 10, 1995, Coral Springs, Florida
Resides Coral Springs, Florida
Height 6’0″
Turned pro 2010 (age 15)
Current tour LPGA Tour
LPGA wins 11
Ladies European Tour wins 2
Major wins 1 (2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship)
Solheim Cup appearances 7
LPGA career earnings $14.6m
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Lexi Thompson wins
Event Tour Score
2011 Navistar LPGA Classic LPGA Tour -15 (5 strokes)
2011 Dubai Ladies Masters Ladies European Tour -15 (4 strokes)
2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia LPGA Tour -19 (4 strokes)
2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship Major -14 (3 strokes)
2015 Meijer LPGA Classic LPGA Tour -18 (1 stroke)
2015 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship LPGA Tour -15 (1 stroke)
2016 Honda LPGA Thailand LPGA Tour -20 (6 strokes)
2016 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup LPGA of Japan Tour -13 (2 strokes)
2017 Kingsmill Championship LPGA Tour -20 (5 strokes)
2017 Indy Women in Tech Championship LPGA Tour -19 (4 strokes)
2018 CME Group Tour Championship LPGA Tour -18 (4 strokes)
2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic LPGA Tour -11 (1 stroke)
2022 Aramco Team Series – New York Ladies European Tour -11 (3 strokes)
How far does Lexi Thompson hit her driver?
Lexi Thompson at the top of her backswing on a drive
Lexi Thompson is one of the women’s game’s biggest hitters
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Lexi Thompson’s driving distance is one of the strengths of her game, with a driving distance of around 275 yards over the past few seasons. Lexi has ranked inside the top-10 for driving distance on the LPGA Tour every year since 2012, with her average always over 270 yards.
Her longest hitting year was 2021, when she averaged 278.35 yards off the tee to rank 4th on the LPGA Tour. She has also had multiple seasons at no.2 on the distance charts.
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Lexi Thompson career earnings LPGA
Year Money
2012 $611.021
2013 $1,206,109
2014 $946,764
2015 $1,763,904
2016 $888,571
2017 $1,877,181
2018 $1,223,748
2019 $1,537,292
2020 $404,237
2021 $1,254,423
2022 $1,929,718
2023 $284,048
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Elliott Heath
Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan’s memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 – a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
3 wood: Titleist TSi2
Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1
Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Ball: Srixon Z Star XV
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