After Lexi Thompson brought the curtain down on her full-time LPGA Tour career on Sunday, the iconic American said she hoped her impact on the game would stretch beyond the golf course.
Thompson signed off from her 14th season as a pro with a T49th finish at the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club, six months after announcing she would no longer be regularly competing from 2025.
Left to finish on the ninth instead of the 18th due to a limited TV slot – a fact Thompson labelled “pretty sad” in a social-media post on Saturday – the 11-time LPGA Tour winner walked alongside her brother and stand-in caddie Nick while soaking up the acclaim her outstanding career deserved.
Once her final putt had dropped, an emotional Thompson was presented with a bouquet of flowers before greeting friends and family off the back of the green.
Speaking to NBC Sports’ Amy Rogers shortly after, the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Champion revealed she was “blessed and grateful” to have enjoyed so much support during her full-time career.
All the love for @Lexi and everything she has given to this game and the fans 🩷 pic.twitter.com/RpHAmoRfpMNovember 24, 2024
Thompson said: “I’ll remember everything. The moments I’ll cherish the most are probably with the fans, the fan interactions and with the sponsors. Those are the moments I’ll really remember back because they made an impact in my life as well.
“So I’ll just really look back, and just I’m so blessed and grateful to have every single one of my fans that have supported me throughout my career and friends and family that have loved me, too.”
A winner 15 times in her pro career so far, Thompson’s reputation not only included being a fierce competitor but also that of someone who always gave back to the game, no matter the level of fortune she was experiencing.
And it was that consistency towards those who went out of their way to back her which Thompson revealed meant the most. In turn, the woman from Coral Springs said she really hopes anyone who watched her play golf can take inspiration from her dedication and use it to make their dreams a reality.
Asked what she hoped her lasting impact will be, Thompson replied: “Just the impact that I made just to go out there and follow their dreams. Whether it’s golf or anything in their life, don’t…
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