Lexi Thompson, Who Has Never Been Ranked #1 in the World, Once Revealed Her Biggest Career Goal

 

 

 

 

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Lexi Thompson has been golfing for what seems like ages now; she has been a professional golfer for almost 12 years now. The American has some spectacular wins across multiple tours, but that doesn’t seem to reflect in Lexi’s rankings. In an interview, Thompson addressed this and said she tried not to focus on it. She also went on to reveal her goals for her career, and they weren’t far from attainable.

 

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Lexi Thompson has been playing in events on the LPGA Tour for more than a decade now. And the surprising part about that is that she’s only 27. Since turning professional in 2010, at just the age of 15, Lexis’ career has been nothing short of splendid.

 

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She won her first event on the LPGA Tour in 2011. Since then, Lexi has gone on to win the Tour 10 more times, Lexi has gone on to win the Tour 10 more times. In 2014, she won her first major at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, beating Michelle Wie by three strokes.

 

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Despite her remarkable performances, Thompson has never ranked first in the women’s world golf rankings. In an interview with Golf, she claimed to not focus much on the rankings and said, “Ranking is not something I really try to focus on because then I’ll just drive myself crazy.”

 

Thompson revealed she wanted to be in the Hall of Fame

Lexi stated that more than her ranking, she was focused on being the “best player” she could be, both “on and off the golf course.” She explained that her first goal at every tournament was to win it. She said, “Every time I get teed up, I want to win.”

 

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The LPGA star also wanted to seize every opportunity she could to play for her country. be it at the Solheim Cup or the Olympics in Tokyo. Lexi did go on to play at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. She went on to place 33rd while her fellow American Nelly Korda won the gold. No doubt, Lexi will be looking forward to performing better at the next Olympics.

 

 

Thompson also opened up about her long-term goal and said, “hopefully be in the Hall of Fame.” Lexi aims to make it to the Hall of Fame alongside legends like Annika Sorenstam and Betsy King. With her skill, that doesn’t seem like a far-fetched goal for Lexi. The 27-year-old still has a long career ahead of her, in which she will probably win many more events, thus boosting her chances of getting a seat in the hall.

 

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