Chandler, Arizona – For someone who sought to take a step back from the competition, Lexi Thompson is still a strong competitor.
The winner of LPGA 11 times said before the 2025 season that She was going to be semi-retired. She then went out and equaled the ninth in her first tournament of the year at La Founders Cup.
This week, she plays in the Ford Championship Apart from Phoenix, her second outing of the year, but through her first 14 holes, things were not great, because she found herself 4. Then she joined.
Thompson made three righties right to n ° 15, 16 and 17 before a closing bogey, giving him a 2 against 74.
This late momentum then continued on Friday. Playing in the first wave, Thompson pulled a first-nine 30 (she started n ° 10) triggered by four birdies and an eagle. She was even on her nine seconds and signed for a 66 to reach 4 overall and it was enough to make the number of the number and get hours of weekend t-shirt at the Whirlwind Golf Race at Wild Horse Pass. Just as she did with the founders, her brother Curtis works as a shopping cart.
Thompson is eligible for playing in the Chevron championship and the female KPMG PGA and plans to participate in the two. She is also now qualified for the Open of American women in Erin Hills. The first wave of exempt players was the top 75 of Rolex classification On March 24 and in these rankings, she registered at n ° 51.
Two tournaments, two made cuts. Not a bad way to be semi-retired.
Golfweek Beth Ann Nichols contributed to this article.
