What Actually Happened to Lexi Thompson? (The SAD Truth)

Lexi Thompson bursted onto the scene by becoming the youngest player to qualify for the US Womens Open at the staggaring age of 12 years old!

At 16 she set the record for the youngest winner of an LPGA tournament. She was quite the prodigy!

Playing her best golf in front of PGA pros and showing her insane talent at such a young age and showing the hard work and sacrifices she had made were well worth it.

Like any young prodigy, she unfortunately encountered some bumps in the road, and is still trying to navigate these obstacles today.

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Lexi Thompson was a talent the golfing scene wasn’t ready for her journey began at an age when most were just starting to grasp the basics of the game at a mere 12 years old Lexi shattered Norms by becoming the youngest woman to qualify for the prestigious US Women’s

Open a feat that sent shock waves through the golfing Community but that was only the beginning Just 4 years later she etched her name in history once again breaking records as the youngest winner of an LPGA tournament at 6 her prowess on the course was not just a

Testament to her skill but a Relentless determination to challenge the boundaries of what people once thought possible in the sport however despite her undeniable talent and rise to the top Lexi Thompson made an unexpected decision to step away from the Golf Scene no problem at all the decision

Felt so sudden to fans what possibly could cause this Rising Star to leave when she was at the top of her game that is exactly what we’re going to find out today but first don’t forget to subscribe to the channel for more amazing stories about incredible athletes it seemed impossible that Lexi

Would be anything but a pro golfer her parents Judy and Scott Thompson loved everything about the sport watching games talking about players and of course hitting the green themselves by the time Lexi was born her two older brothers Nicholas and Curtis were already playing games with their parents

All this is to say that Lexi’s love of golf was more of a right of passage than anything else and when she picked up her first Club when she was five she was in love with the game Lexi Thompson’s Destiny as a pro golfer seemed inevitable from the start the Thompson

Family’s shared joy for the sport seamlessly passed down to Lexi but it was more than that her parents could see potential in the way their daughter played they believed that there was a real chance that she could become the next big name in golf to give their daughter that chance Lexi’s parents

Decided to homeschool their Pro in the making which gave Lexi 7 hours a day to hone her craft that included weekends she loved the sport she wouldn’t have worked so hard if she didn’t but even from childhood her journey to the top required sacrifices between golfing and homeschooling Lexi didn’t have time to

Be a normal kid she didn’t have the chance to make friends her age go to the movies or have sleepovers this type of environment can make it easy for anyone to feel isolated especially at such a critical age but even if Lexi had time to make friends they probably wouldn’t

Have understood her passion and drive aside from her parents Lexi’s best friends were her two brothers who were just as passionate about playing as their younger sister Lexie Thompson said that she and her brothers would get extremely competitive while golfing which often resulted in trash talking

They always give me a hard time cuz he’s always doing that stuff for me not them out here he’s in my car I uh of course I lose all right that’s natural but at the end of the day the Thompson siblings all cared for one another and were each

Other’s biggest supporters according to Lexi playing with her brothers helped to fuel her competitive spirit and helped drive her to be the best golfer in the world and that is exactly what she set out to do early on Lexi was making a name for herself among the many awards

And accolades that she won she took home the US kids Golf World Championship 2 years in a row that’s when Lexi knew it was time to move up in the leagues at the age of 12 Lexi became the youngest player to qualify for the US Women’s Open this was

An entirely new Beast to the young athlete and she fell just short of making the cut to keep playing still her attendance at the event proved her capabilities she would go on to compete in the American Junior Golf Association where she became the second youngest player to take home the gold the

Following year Thompson returned to the US Women’s Open with a fire within her at 14 years old Lexi made the cut and ended up taking home 34th Place keeping up with athletes much bigger and more experienced than herself it didn’t seem like anything could stop this athlete

From rising to the top one year later Lexi Thompson announced her intention of playing in LPGA no one could deny her talent but there was a problem to play in the LPGA Tour you needed a membership and to get a tour membership you had to at least 18 years or older regardless

Thompson pushed forward saying that she’d find a way to finally play golf professionally despite the hurdles this passion was enough to get Lexi sponsorship deals both Red Bull and Cobra Puma golf wanted to be a part of the young athlete story and maybe make some history in the process those

Sponsors helped get Thompson into more high-profile leagues she was able to play at the US Open where the 15-year-old fought hard and took home 10 place all the while Lexi the companies backing her and her growing fan base were putting increased pressure on the LPGA to let her compete in all 12

Tournaments again she was denied but it seemed the LPGA felt this decision wasn’t right because the following year they changed the rules to allow Thompson to compete in every tournament at age 16 she became the youngest winner of the LPGA Tour and shortly after became the youngest winner of the ladies European

Tour within the next 4 years she would win her fourth LPGA Victory and break the record for the second youngest major winner in 2017 she had the fourth lowest average score in LPGA history at 69.1 one4 which she was given the Vare trophy to commemorate shot Lexi game on out here

Today Thompson was on the top of her game and seemed to be unstoppable wow why then did she suddenly leave golf in 2018 Lexi’s mother had been diagnosed with uterine cancer and after a long battle with cancer Judy Thompson passed away this moment broke Lexi the pro had

Already been struggling with the stress her whole life had revolved around playing golf and striving to be the best player in the world it was a lot of pressure for a person to carry through it all she had her family but losing one of her biggest supporters was simply too

Much Lexi Thompson announced that she would be taking a break for her mental health dropping out of the RICO women’s British Open as she said in an Instagram post I have not truly felt like myself for quite some time I am therefore taking this time to recharge my mental

Batteries and to focus on myself away from the game of professional golf but you’d better believe that Lexi came back stronger than ever and just as eager to break records to this day Lexi is still making history becoming the seventh woman in history to make the cut for the PGA tour in

2023 if this athlete has shown us anything it’s that Nothing is Stopping Lexi Thompson from reaching for the Top speaking of Lexi who is your favorite female golfer let us know down in the comments and who knows we might just make a video about them also do remember to hit that subscribe button and give the video a like it’s the best way to support the sports Clubhouse and helps

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