IN THE WINNER'S CIRCLE WITH LEXI THOMPSON - INDY WOMEN IN TECH CHAMPIONSHIP
LPGA NEWS September 9, 2017
Hometown/Resides: Coral Springs, Florida
Birthdate: Feb. 10, 1995 – currently 22 years, 6 months, 30 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Petitioned and was granted membership by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan following her win at the 2011 Navistar Classic as a non-member
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2010/2012
VICTORIES
LPGA: Ninth career victory and second of 2017
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2017 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC, 2016 Honda LPGA Thailand, 2015 Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft, 2015 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, 2013
Lorena Ochoa Invitational presented by Banamex, 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic
ROLEX WOMEN’S WORLD GOLF RANKINGS
With her win, Thompson is projected to move to World No. 2, passing Sung Hyun Park
RACE TO CME GLOBE
With her win, Thompson earns 500 points and is projected to remain first in the Race to CME Globe with 3,192 points
MONEY
With her win, Thompson earns $300,000; she has earned $1,651,815 this season and $7,068,184 in her career, and is the 33rd player in LPGA history to earn at least $7 million
2017 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
17 events played, 16 cuts made, two victories, five runner-up finishes, one additional top 10, $1,651,815
OF NOTE
With her second win of the season, Thompson joins In-Kyung Kim (three victories), Sung Hyun Park (two victories) and So Yeon Ryu (two victories) as the only multiple winners of the 2017 LPGA season
Thompson is one of five American players to win in 2017
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