Lexi Thompson Bio
Alexis Noel Thompson, known professionally as Lexi Thompson, is an American professional golfer who has competed on the LPGA Tour since 2012. Born on February 10, 1995, in Coral Springs, Florida, she turned professional in 2010 at the age of 15 and has since collected 15 professional titles around the world, including 11 victories on the LPGA Tour. Her lone major championship came at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, and she has represented the United States at seven Solheim Cups, winning the team event in 2015, 2017, and 2024. Thompson is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished American players of her generation, and she announced in 2024 that she would scale back to a part-time competitive schedule beginning in 2025.
Early Life and Background
Alexis Noel Thompson grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, in a home situated immediately adjacent to Eagle Trace Golf Club, which gave her daily access to the game from a young age. She is the youngest of three siblings, and her two older brothers, Nicholas and Curtis Thompson, also became professional golfers, creating a clear family connection to the sport. Thompson first picked up a golf club at age five and began playing competitively two years later, building her early game on the courses of South Florida.
Because her training and tournament travel required a flexible schedule, Thompson was home-schooled, completing her studies in the early mornings before heading out to practice and play golf for the rest of the day. She completed her high school graduation in July 2012 while already a member of the LPGA Tour, an arrangement that allowed her to balance her education with the demands of professional competition.
Path to Professional Golf
Thompson’s amateur career set multiple age-related records in American junior golf. In 2003, she won the U.S. Kids under-8 World Championship, and she followed that by claiming the under-9 title the next year. In 2007, at the age of 12, she became the youngest player ever to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open, an achievement later broken by Lucy Li in 2014. She also won the Aldila Junior Classic to become the second-youngest winner in American Junior Golf Association history, and she won the Westfield Junior PGA Championship to become the youngest winner in Junior PGA Championship history.
In 2008, Thompson won the U.S. Girls’ Junior at Hartford Golf Club, becoming the second-youngest winner of that event, and she competed in the Junior Ryder Cup in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where the United States defeated Europe 22–2. In 2009, she made the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open for the first time and helped the United States win the Junior Solheim Cup at Aurora Country Club. In 2010, she went undefeated as the United States won the Curtis Cup, defeating Great Britain and Ireland 12.5–7.5. Shortly after, at age 15, Thompson announced that she was turning professional and signed a sponsorship deal with Cobra-PUMA Golf.
Lexi Thompson Career
Early Career (2010–2011)
As a non-member, Thompson relied on sponsor exemptions to enter LPGA Tour events in 2010, and she quickly showed she belonged. She finished tied-10th at the U.S. Women’s Open and tied-2nd at the Evian Masters, which lifted her to number 74 in the Women’s World Golf Rankings. In 2011, after competing in one-day events on the Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour, she won her first professional tournament on her home course in Coral Springs, Florida, becoming just the second woman to win a Fuzion Minor League event.
In September 2011, Thompson won the Navistar LPGA Classic by five strokes over Tiffany Joh, becoming the youngest ever winner on the LPGA Tour at 16 years, seven months, and eight days. The record broke a mark set by Marlene Hagge in 1952, and it stood for 11 months before Lydia Ko won in 2012. In December 2011, Thompson won the Dubai Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour by four strokes, becoming the youngest professional winner on that tour, and her petition for LPGA Tour membership was approved in September 2011, effective for the 2012 season.
LPGA Tour Breakthrough (2012–2014)
Thompson made her Solheim Cup debut in 2013 at Colorado Golf Club, becoming the youngest player ever to represent the United States in the event. That same year, she earned her second LPGA Tour win at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in October and added the Lorena Ochoa Invitational the following month, beating Stacy Lewis by one stroke. These results established her as a regular contender on the LPGA Tour and set the stage for her breakthrough major season.
In April 2014, Thompson won the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, finishing at 274 to secure a three-stroke victory over Michelle Wie. At 19, she became the second-youngest women’s major championship winner at the time, behind Morgan Pressel. She added top-10 finishes at the U.S. Women’s Open and the Evian Championship and finished the season with eight top-10 results on the LPGA Tour.
Mid-Career Success (2015–2017)
Thompson’s 2015 season included wins at the Meijer LPGA Classic and the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship in Incheon, South Korea, where she became the first American to win on the Korean LPGA. She finished second at the Evian Championship, six strokes behind Lydia Ko, and helped the United States win the 2015 Solheim Cup at Golf Club St. Leon-Rot in Germany, going undefeated at 2–0–2. She finished the year with 13 top-10 finishes and earned $1,763,904 in prize money.
In 2016, Thompson won the Honda LPGA Thailand by six strokes and won her first event on the LPGA of Japan Tour at the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup. She was part of the United States team that won the 2016 International Crown and represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished tied-19th. Her 2017 season featured a course-record 61 at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, a controversial four-stroke penalty at the ANA Inspiration that cost her a playoff, and three LPGA Tour wins, including the Kingsmill Championship and the inaugural Indy Women in Tech Championship. She went unbeaten at the 2017 Solheim Cup and won the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average on the LPGA Tour, setting an all-time record of 69.114, while also winning the Race to the CME Globe and the GWAA Female Player of the Year award.
LPGA Tour Continued (2018–2020)
Thompson took a month-long leave from the LPGA Tour in 2018 and returned to win the CME Group Tour Championship by four strokes over Nelly Korda, claiming the tenth victory of her professional career. In 2019, she finished tied-2nd at the U.S. Women’s Open at the Country Club of Charleston and won the ShopRite LPGA Classic the following week with a final-hole eagle, extending her streak of winning at least one LPGA Tour event to seven consecutive seasons. In 2020, after the LPGA Tour resumed play following the COVID-19 suspension, she finished fourth at the ANA Inspiration and tied-5th at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.
Recent Seasons (2021–2024)
In 2021, Thompson led the U.S. Women’s Open by five strokes at The Olympic Club before a five-over-par back nine dropped her out of a playoff by one stroke, and she made the cut at all 19 LPGA tournaments she entered. In 2022, she finished tied-2nd at the Women’s PGA Championship at Congressional Country Club and won the individual event at the Aramco Team Series-New York on the Ladies European Tour, finishing the year with 10 top-10 finishes. Her 2023 season included a strong 3–1–0 performance at the Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin in Spain and a historic appearance at the Shriners Children’s Open, where she became the seventh woman to play on the PGA Tour.
On May 28, 2024, Thompson announced she would step back from full-time golf at the end of the 2024 LPGA season, ending 14 years as a professional golfer, though she planned to continue playing a limited schedule. She finished tied-9th at the Women’s PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club and helped the United States win the 2024 Solheim Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. Her final event as a full-time LPGA member was the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, where she finished tied-49th.
Notable Events and Milestones
Thompson’s career has been defined by a series of age-related records, including becoming the youngest qualifier for the U.S. Women’s Open in 2007, the youngest LPGA Tour winner in 2011, the youngest Solheim Cup player for the United States in 2013, and the second-youngest women’s major champion in 2014. She has also represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and became the seventh woman to play on the PGA Tour at the 2023 Shriners Children’s Open.
Lexi Thompson Career Wins
Across her career, Alexis Noel Thompson has won 15 professional titles, with victories spread across the LPGA Tour, the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA of Japan Tour, and the Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour. Her wins include one major championship, multiple international team events as part of American squads, and individual titles on three continents, underscoring her long-standing presence among the elite players in women’s golf.
LPGA Tour Highlights
Thompson has won 11 times on the LPGA Tour, beginning with the 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic, which made her the youngest winner in tour history. She added the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in 2013, the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2014, the Meijer LPGA Classic and the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship in 2015, the Honda LPGA Thailand in 2016, the Kingsmill Championship and the Indy Women in Tech Championship in 2017, the CME Group Tour Championship in 2018, and the ShopRite LPGA Classic in 2019. Her most recent LPGA Tour win came in 2019, and her 11 titles place her among the most prolific American winners of her era.
Other Wins and Performances
Outside the LPGA Tour, Thompson has won twice on the Ladies European Tour, with victories at the 2011 Dubai Ladies Masters and the 2022 Aramco Team Series-New York, and once on the LPGA of Japan Tour at the 2016 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup. She also won the 2011 TPC February Shootout on the Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour, becoming the second woman to win an event on that circuit. She has also contributed to American team victories at the 2010 Curtis Cup, the 2015 and 2017 Solheim Cups, the 2016 International Crown, and the 2024 Solheim Cup.
Lexi Thompson Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Thompson comes from a family with strong ties to golf, as her two older brothers, Nicholas and Curtis Thompson, are both professional golfers. Growing up next to Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs gave her early and constant access to the sport, and her brothers’ careers helped shape her competitive outlook from a young age.
Personal Life
In March 2026, Thompson married her partner Max Provost. She is a longtime supporter of the NHL team Florida Panthers and has spoken openly about her struggles with body image and the importance of mental health, including taking a leave from the LPGA Tour in 2018 to focus on her well-being. Thompson has also been active in charitable work, partnering with the SEAL Legacy Foundation in 2017 and skydiving with a United States Navy SEAL before the Kingsmill Championship pro-am.
2025 Season Performance
Thompson began her part-time schedule in 2025 with a tied-4th finish at the Meijer LPGA Classic in June, after holding a share of the lead through three rounds. The following week, she recorded a tied-12th finish at the Women’s PGA Championship, and she later finished second in the team event at the Dow Championship with partner Megan Khang, losing in a playoff to Im Jin-hee and Lee So-mi. She subsequently announced a five-week break from competitive golf, missing the Women’s British Open and the Evian Championship.
Reflecting on her 2024 announcement, Thompson explained that her decision was always about reducing her schedule rather than retiring, saying she wanted more balance in her life while still competing at a high level. In her first four events of 2026, her best finish was a tied-12th at the Chevron Championship, and her world ranking dropped to 98th, which kept her out of the U.S. Women’s Open for the first time since her debut as a 12-year-old qualifier in 2007. She remains committed to a measured competitive schedule that allows her to pursue both her professional goals and her life outside the game.
