Lexi Thompson
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Thompson at the 2013 Women's British Open
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alexis Thompson |
| Born |
February 10, 1995 Coral Springs, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | Coral Springs, Florida |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2012) |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 7 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| LPGA of Japan Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) |
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| ANA Inspiration | Won: 2014 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | 3rd: 2015 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T7: 2014 |
| Women's British Open | T8: 2016 |
| Evian Championship | 2nd: 2015 |
Alexis "Lexi" Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 12, she was the youngest golfer ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women's Open. She turned professional in June 2010 at age 15. On September 18, 2011, Thompson set a new record as the youngest-ever winner of an LPGA tournament, at age 16 years, seven months, and eight days, when she won the Navistar LPGA Classic. Three months later she became the second-youngest winner of a Ladies European Tour event, capturing the Dubai Ladies Masters by four strokes on December 17, 2011. She won her first major championship at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship.
Thompson's two brothers are also professional golfers: Nicholas Thompson plays on the PGA and Web.com Tours and Curtis Thompson plays on the Web.com Tour. She was home-schooled and told an interviewer in September 2012 that she had "graduated a few months ago".
As a 12-year-old in 2007, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. At the tournament, she shot 86-82 and failed to make the cut. The record was surpassed in 2014 by Lucy Li. Also in 2007, she won the Aldila Junior Classic to become the second-youngest winner in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA). She also won the Westfield Junior PGA Championship to become the youngest winner in Junior PGA Championship history.
In 2008, she won the U.S. Girls' Junior. She qualified again in 2008 for U.S. Women's Open where she shot 75-77 and she again failed to make the cut, this time by two strokes.
As a 14-year-old in 2009, she qualified for a third time for the U.S. Women's Open and made the cut for the first time, finishing tied for 34th, +11 (71-73-78-73=295). Later that year she Monday-qualified for the Navistar LPGA Classic, where she shot 65 in the first round and finished tied for 27th, 12 strokes behind winner, Lorena Ochoa.
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