GOLFLexi Thompson to Play in PGA Visit’s Shriners Kids’ Open in Las Vegas

Lexi Thompson will turn into the seventh lady to contend in a PGA Visit occasion one week from now at the Shriners Youngsters’ Open in Las Vegas. The 11-time LPGA Visit champ acknowledged a support’s challenge to tee it up at TPC Summerlin for the third occasion in the PGA Visit’s FedEx Cup fall.

Thompson is falling off a T8 finish at the NW Arkansas Title and a solid presentation at the Solheim Cup where she went 3-1 in her matches against Group Europe.

“I’m confident that my capacity to play with the men one week from now at the Shriners Kids’ Open sends an extraordinary message to young ladies that you can pursue your fantasy paying little heed to how hard it is,” Thompson said in a proclamation to Golfweek. “I’m thankful to Shriners Youngsters’ for this chance to spend the week close by these rousing children.”

The last LPGA player to tee it up in a PGA Visit occasion was Brittany Lincicome, teeing it up in the 2018 Barbasol Title and shooting 78-71. Michelle Wie West came only one stroke short of getting it done when she acknowledged a support’s exception into the 2004 Sony Open. Darling Didrikson Zaharias was the first lady to tee it up in quite a while’s expert occasion in 1935. At the 1945 Los Angeles Open she made the 36-opening cut however missed the subsequent cut and didn’t play in that frame of mind round.

“We are excited to invite Lexi to the 2023 competition. We are anxious to have Lexi on the course and keep on getting through boundaries,” said Patrick Linsey, leader competition overseer of the Shriners Kids’ Open.

Thompson has one significant title triumph, the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Title. She burst onto the LPGA scene in 2007 at the U.S. Ladies’ Open, where she turned into the most youthful player ever to qualify at 12 years of age. Thompson won her most memorable LPGA occasion at only 16 years of age.

The 28-year-old enjoyed some time off prior to teeing it up in her most memorable LPGA occasion of the 2023 season. She has just played in 13 occasions up until this point this year, with her best complete the process of coming last week in Arkansas. She recorded her second-best consequence of the time multi week before the Solheim Cup — a T19 at the Kroger Sovereign City Title. Thompson is as of now positioned thirteenth on the LPGA in driving distance with a normal of 270.3 yards off the tee.