Lexi Thompson says making minimize on PGA Tour debut would rank ‘prime of my accomplishments’ | Golf Information

Lexi Thompson turns into seventh lady to play on the PGA Tour when she competes on the Shriners Youngsters’s Open this week; watch stay protection on Sky Sports activities Golf, beginning on Thursday from 6pm

Lexi Thompson turns into the seventh lady to play on the PGA Tour when she competes on the Shriners Youngsters’s Open this week, the place she says making the minimize would rank “prime of my accomplishments”.

Thompson was the youngest golfer ever to compete within the US Ladies’s Open at 12 years {old} in 2007, and he or she went on to develop into the youngest win an LPGA Tour occasion 4 years later.

Whereas these information have since been damaged, Thompson’s profession contains 11 LPGA Tour wins, a significant title and 6 Solheim Cup crew appearances.

She now follows within the footsteps of Babe Zaharias, Shirley Spork, Annika Sorenstam, Suzy Whaley, Michelle Wie West and Brittany Lincicome in competing on the PGA Tour.

Solely Spork made the minimize, ending a hundred and fifth on the 1952 Barracuda Championship, and when requested how she’d really feel to match such a end, Thompson stated: “Positively on the prime of my accomplishments.

“It has been an honour simply to get this invite, however one step, one shot at a time. That may be an incredible feeling.”

She added: “It means the world me. It has been one thing I grew up doing with my brothers and have needed to do.

“If I can depart right here inspiring others, particularly the children that no dream is simply too small they usually can comply with their goals, that is what it is all about and what this event is. There may be extra to life than performing properly.

“We’ll see the place the golf takes me. I do know I’ve performed properly the previous few weeks… No matter occurs, it is a blessing to be right here.”

Thompson performed a restricted schedule earlier this yr, acknowledging that she was attempting to take pleasure in her life off of the golf course extra.

She struggled a lot of the yr, making solely 5 cuts in 12 begins on the LPGA Tour. Nevertheless, she managed to carry onto an computerized spot on the USA’s Solheim Cup crew and stated she discovered one thing key in her swing the week earlier than the occasion in Spain final month.

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Lexi Thompson stayed calm on the seventeenth to roll within the par putt that beat Emily Pedersen and make sure the Solheim Cup ended all sq..

Thompson proved greater than worthy of her place, profitable three of her 4 matches within the 14-14 tie that noticed Europe retain the trophy.

Thompson has since completed tied for eighth and fifth on the LPGA the previous two weeks and stated she had various plans for this weekend earlier than getting the invitation to play the Shriners Youngsters’s Open.

“It was mainly an computerized sure,” she stated. “I did have plans this weekend, however they moved to subsequent week now.

“It was such an thrilling feeling. I bought the information two Sundays in the past, it was type of surreal.

“Like I stated I am simply very honoured that they need me right here to compete this week, and hopefully ship out an inspiring message.”

Watch all 4 days of the Shriners Youngsters’s Open stay on Sky Sports activities Golf, with protection beginning on Thursday from 6pm.

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