Lexi Thompson “retired” last year. Now she’s back

You think Lexi Thompson will be forgiven when he plays Pro Golf. Just 11 months ago, she held a press conference at the U.S. Women’s Open, emotionally announcing her retirement….

Most people lost some nuances in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that day, and some of them might be delivering — a day of tears in the same game that helped kickstart her career. Thompson says 2024 will be her last year Full-time On the LPGA Tour. Most of the golf worlds think it was her swan song, and the all-out match responded to the second round of Friday’s “Lesie Thompson Day.”

But Thompson obviously thinks she can Full-time and Retired. She explained this to my colleague Jess Marksbury in the cover story of Golf magazine. There will be no back-to-back games, and there will be fewer overall games. But you’ll see her on the tour, and we have three Thompsons starting in 2025.

So maybe at this point you shouldn’t be confused by her continuing to tour. She also doesn’t have a place on the rankings now in the first major season of the LPGA season.

Through 36 holes, Thompson was in the battle for Chevron, the main title she won 11 years ago, the only major win of her career. She will start the third round in the fourth round, with only a few leads at Carlton Woods.

Thompson said after shooting 67 5: “It’s not like I’m just showing my face here.

This view was a point she shared 11 months ago that a full-time career sometimes reduces the enjoyment of the game. “It may be a lot of coming out here,” she said at the time. “It may be very lonely.”

Thompson’s game this week is the same setup as last summer, with her brother Curtis playing for her, the same sponsor on the bag. She ended the 2024 season and ranked 50th in the world and has only participated in one game a month since. It was the Founders Cup T13, the T38 at the Ford Championship and the layoffs in Los Angeles two weeks ago. On March 1, she posted a video on the driving field titled “Retirement from full time… Correct.” The recipient of the purpose is not clear, but the information may be suitable for everyone. Thompson didn’t try to compete.

“Earlier in the week, I didn’t perform much last week if I was honest,” Thompson said Friday. “I really don’t know what would happen. But Monday through Wednesday, I think I’ve practiced this effort and enjoyed working with my brother Curtis on the bag and my dad, just walking back and forth with what might work.”

The last two days were fun, she said, but Friday was much more fun than Thursday. Thompson cruised six birdies on tough tracks for most of the week. Only one player played better on Friday.

After the round, she offered some clarity on the meaning of this semi-retirement life. In short, she thinks she will be about 10 games this season, so there are six or seven more games this season. Thompson says it benefits her mental health No guilty. When asked about the biggest difference between full-time Thompson and part-time Thompson, she said: “There will definitely be more holidays. It’s not bad for them. Yes, the break between games between me is much larger than the average player, but it’s good. It’s my 15 years. I’ve really enjoyed my time and enjoyed my vacation and practice.”

And have more time in front of the TV. Thompson was asked if she had any hobbies, and it sounded like she had developed a more fanatical habit.

“You know, happy – I don’t know – I’m just going to binge to watch a show and just sit on the couch,” Thompson said.

“I never really had a chance to do it, so it’s nice to do it. But I might develop a hobby. I might volunteer at an animal shelter or something like that. I love animals. Something keeps me busy.”

Currently, the show is Pulse, on Netflix. “So far, it’s not bad,” she said.

Kinda loves her performance at Chevron.