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Lexi Thompson, a prominent personality in women’s golf, declared that she would end her full-time competitive career at the end of the 2024 LPGA season. During a press conference at Lancaster Country Club, where she is competing in the U.S. Women’s Open for the eighteenth consecutive year, the 29-year-old golfer—who became pro at the age of fifteen—made poignant statements regarding her professional journey.

Thompson felt a mixture of pleasure and thankfulness as she reflected on her early career. She made it clear that, despite the incredible experience, she is ready to move on from the game of golf and that it has been her life since she was five years old. She emphasised the mental and physical toll that professional athletes take on top of the sometimes-overlooked difficulties like the strain of continuous travel and intense training.

During her career, Thompson accomplished several noteworthy firsts, like as her first major triumph (2014) and her youngest LPGA event victory at age sixteen, the 2014 Kraft Nabisco title. She has experienced some near-misses and disappointments despite her successes, including blowing leads in important games and getting a contentious penalty in the 2017 Kraft Nabisco Championship.