Stacy Lewis joins Golf Today on the day she announced her retirement after the 2025 LPGA season, where she looks back on her storied career to list her favorite moments and explains how she knew it was time to move on. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #LPGA #StacyLewis
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>>> BACK ON “GOLF TODAY,” WE FLASH BACK TO THE 2007 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS CHAMP, STACY LEWIS PLAYING ON A SPONSOR EXEMPTION. SHE WAS AWARDED THE TROPHY AND INVITED BACK THE FOLLOWING YEAR. A HARBINGER OF THINGS TO COME. A MAJOR. THE TOP PLAYER IN THE GAME AT THE TIME. >> SHE FOLLOWED THAT UP AT THE HOME OF GOLF, THE AI G WOMEN’S OPEN. HER FIFTH START IN THE OPEN. SHE FINISHED 8 UNDER PAR. SHE WAS THE TWO-TIME CAPTAIN OF THE UNITED STATES SOLHEIM CUP TEAM. A TIE WITH EUROPE AND IN 2024 SHE RETURNED TO THE ROLE AND THE UNITED STATES TEAM DEFEATED EUROPE 15 1/2 TO 12 1/2 TO WIN THEIR FIRST SOLHEIM YEAR IN 2017. >> NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD I HAVE THOUGHT THIS JOURNEY WOULD BE GOING THERE 2025. THE TIME HAS COME TO PUT THE CLUBS AWAY. HE WILL FINISH OUT THE 2025 SEASON. THIS WILL BE ANY LAST ON THE LPGA. I CARED FOR IT LIKE IT WAS MY CHILD. I’M PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE. WE AREN’T DONE. I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO PUSH THE TOUR FORWARD AND BE ALL YOU CAN. GREAT TO BE JOINED BY STACY LEWIS NOW. CONGRATULATIONS, FIRST OF ALL. I HATE TO SEE YOU GO. WHY IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME TO MAKE THIS CALL? >> YOU KNOW, I HAVE ASKED A LOT OF THE OLDER PLAYS HOW DID THEY KNOW. THEY SAID, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU KNOW. IT CAME TO ME EARLIER THIS SPRING. I KIND OF WANTED TO SEE IF I HAD ANY GOOD GOLF LEFT IN ME. I PUT GOOD ROUNDS TOGETHER THIS YEAR. THE CONSISTENCY ISN’T WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. PHYSICALLY, THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE GOTTEN HARD. I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT IS NEXT AND DOING MORE, JUST NOT HAVING TO GRIND ON THE GOLF COURSE ANYMORE. >> IN YOUR STATEMENT, YOU SAID THAT YOU NEVER BELIEVED THIS JOURNEY WOULD STILL BE GOING IN 2025. DID YOU IMAGINE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE ACHIEVED WHAT YOU DID DURING THE COURSE OF THAT JOURNEY? IT’S BEEN A HECK OF A CAREER. 13 WINS ON THE LPGA TOUR, A COUPLE OF MAJORS, HEIM AS A PLAYER AND PTAIN. >> I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE IT’S 17 YEARS SINCE I GRADUATED COLLEGE. EVERYTHING I WENT THROUGH WITH MY BACK OF NOT KNOWING IF I WAS GOING TO PLAY GOLF COMING OUT OF THE SURGERY. I NEVER HAD THE PERFECT BODY. I NEVER HAD THE PERFECT GOLF SWING. I WAS GRITTY AND TOUGH. THAT’S ME AND HOW I PLAY. TO THINK THAT OF ALL THESE LITTLE KIDS I GREW UP PLAYING GOLF AGAINST, I’M THE ONE THAT GOT TO NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD AND GOT TO DO ALL THESE COOL THINGS, IT’S JUST BEYOND ANYTHING I EVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED. >> YOU MENTIONED THE BACK ISSUES. SCOLIOSIS, BACK SURGERY AS A TEENAGER, WEARING A HARD, PLASTIC BRACE FOR 18 HOURS A DAY. HOW DO YOU GO FROM THERE TO THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD? >> I HAVE NO IDEA. I REALLY DON’T. I THINK EVERYTHING I WENT THROUGH AS A KID — I WENT TO THE DOCTOR EVERY THREE OR FOUR MONTHS HOPING I WAS DONE WEARING THE BACK BRACE. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TWO OR THREE YEARS. THAT WENT ON FOR 6 1/2 YEARS. YOU DEVELOP SOME TOUGHNESS. YOU DEVELOP WAYS — YOU FIGURE OUT LIFE. GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES. I ENJOYED GETTING TO PLAY GOLF. I ENJOYED GOING TO PRACTICE IN COLLEGE. I ENJOYED GETTING TO WORKOUT. NONE OF THIS FELT LIKE A JOB TO ME. I THINK THAT’S WHAT HAS MADE IT GO ON SO LONG. >> WHAT COMES NEXT? YOU CERTAINLY DO NOT SEEM LIKE THE TYPE TO TAKE TO THE COUCH AT HOME AND PUT YOUR FEET UP. >> NO, I’M NOT THAT KIND OF PERSON. EVERYBODY AROUND ME WOULD SAY THAT, TOO. I DON’T KNOW. I WANT TO TAKE THE REST OF THE YEAR AND SPEND TIME WITH MY FAMILY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT I WANT TO DO. I WANT TO FIND WAYS TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT THIS SPORT AND THE WOMEN’S GAME. I WANT TO FIND WAYS TO HELP. I HAVE GOTTEN TO LEARN A LOT BEHIND THE SCENES OF HOW THIS WORKS THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS. I REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW ON THAT AND SEE WHAT THAT NEXT ROLE COULD LOOK LIKE. >> WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE STATE OF THE LPGA TOUR, NEW COMMISSIONER, QUESTIONS ABOUT VISIBILITY AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE TOUR? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHERE THINGS STAND IN 2025? >> OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE CRAIG AT THE HELM. IT’S BEEN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. IT’S BEEN EXCITING TO GET TO SHOW HIM OUR TOUR AND SHOW HIM THE ROPES OF WHAT MADE US SUCCESSFUL SO LONG. WE HAVE TO PUSH AND GET THIS SPORT MORE VISIBLE. HAVE OUR TOP PLAYERS REALLY BECOME STARS OUTSIDE OF THE GOLF WORLD. I THINK WE ARE GETTING THERE. THAT’S A BIG FOCUS OF CRAIG’S OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. I’M EXCITED. I THINK THE SKY IS THE LIMIT WITH THIS TOUR. WE HAVE DONE PRETTY WELL TO THIS POINT. WE HAVE GREAT SPONSORS IN OUR MAJORS WITH SOME ADDS TO THE STABILITY OF THE TOUR. CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE SCHEDULE AND FINDING WAYS TO GET US ON TV. >> YOU HAVE INVOLVED IN THE BUSINESS, THE ADVOCACY WITHIN THE TOUR. THAT’S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO DO FOR SOMEONE WHO IS PLAYING FOR A LIVING AND TRYING TO BE THE BEST IN THE WORLD. ARE THERE ENOUGH OF YOUR PEERS WHO ARE MAKING IT THEIR BUSINESS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE BUSINESS OF THE TOUR AND ADVOCATING FOR THEIR TOUR? >> WE HAVE A FEW RIGHT NOW. I DON’T THINK THERE’S ENOUGH. YOUR BEST SALES PEOPLE FOR OUR TOUR ARE THE PLAYERS. THAT’S ONE THING I HAVE BEEN PROUD OF OVER MY CAREER. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN SPONSORS THAT WERE SPONSORS OF MINE AND TITLE SPONSORS OF TOUR AMOUNTS AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEM TO GET ON BOARD AND DO TOUR NAMENT. THAT’S WHAT WE NEED MORE PLAYERS TO DO. I HOPE THE PLAYERS THAT HAVE SEEN ME DO THIS, I HOPE THEY LEARNED THAT YOU CAN DO THIS. I TRIED TO JUGGLE A LOT, FROM DOING ALL OF THAT TO CAPTAINING, TO HAVING A CHILD. I HOPE I CAN SHOW THEM THAT ALL OF THAT IS POSSIBLE. YOU CAN STILL PLAY GOOD GOLF. >> I KNOW MY FAVORITE STACY LEWIS MOMENT IS THE WAY YOU FINISHED AT THE OLD COURSE, BIRDIES 17 AND 18. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE STACY LEWIS MOMENT? MAYBE YOUR BIGGEST REGRET IN PRO GOLF. >> IT’S REALLY HARD TO TOP THE OLD COURSE, TO BE HONEST. I WAS TALKING WITH MY COLLEGE COACH. THOSE ARE PROBABLY — 17 AND 18, PROBABLY THE TWO BEST HOLES I HAVE PLAYED NDER THE GUN OF NEEDING TO PERFORM. I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU TOP THAT. I WOULD ADD ANOTHER MOMENT IN SCOTLAND OF WINNING AFTER THE BIRTH OF MY CHILD. KIND OF WHAT YOU GO THROUGH TO GET BACK TO TO GETTING TO WIN. MY DAUGHTER GETTING TO SEE WHAT I DO. I THINK THAT HAS BEEN THE COOLEST PART OF THE LAST SIX YEARS. SHE’S LEARNING AND HOPEFULLY SHE THINKS WHAT I GOOD IS COOL. >> WE SAW JULI INKSTER ALMOST MAKE THE CUT AT THE AGE OF 65. IS THERE ANY CHANCE IN 2050 WE’RE GOING TO SEE YOU OUT THERE TRYING AGAIN FOR THE FUN OF IT? >> I WILL TELL YOU WHAT. I PLAYED WITH HER THOSE TWO DAYS. IT WAS AMAZING. SHE WAS SO CLOSE TO MAKING THE CUT. I DEFINITELY LOOK TO 45 AND 50 WHEN I CAN PLAY IN SOME OF THE SENIOR MAJORS AND — I TOLD MY CADDIE THIS WAS HAPPENING, HE WAS GOOD. IN TEN YEARS, WE CAN GET THAT OPEN THAT WE NEVER WON. HE IS EYEING THE SENIOR OPEN. REALLY, THE NEXT — TAKE THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AND SPEND TIME WITH MY DAUGHTER. MAYBE WE WILL GET BACK TO IT THEN. >> IT’S FUN TO WATCH YOU GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS. YOU DESERVE REST. STAY IN TOUCH. CONGRATULATIONS ON
