Lexi Thompson changed life. Now, she is hunting another major

Frisco, Texas – Lexi Thompson has been here before. Fields Ranch East not in PGA Frisco. That was the first one.

But the 30-year-old is no stranger to climbing the big championship rankings. It is no stranger to put yourself in a drought when you are 11 years old.

Scars are well documented. The 2017 ANA-inspired four-point free throw, now known as the Chevron Championship, weakened her lead and ultimately led to the playoffs. She slipped away in the final round of the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open at the 2021 Olympic Club. Back-to-back bogey lost Gee Chun at the end of the Women’s PGA Championship after 2022 kilometers.

Thompson has a top 10 in the biggest stage of women’s golf since its only major victory. She had a chance, but found a way to undo it.

However, Lexi Thompson once again competed in a big tournament with a 72-70 record in the first two rounds with a 72-70 record in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Thompson stumbled upon the door in the first round Thursday. She only had three holes in 11 holes, but let the three birds go home and back on the platform, then hit her first 17 holes in the three holes on Friday, knocking her down two before her loneliness burning that day.

Thompson played smart, controlled golf as the Texas Heat tested their psychological perseverance as the wind wreaked havoc on the field. She took out 1.727 poles from her T-shirt and got 1.494 on the green, approaching 0.961. She bumped the drive and used a sharp wedge game to build a six-foot, three-foot and 11-foot bird look, all of which were capitalized. She rolled on the 10th 43-foot par putt to keep herself motivated. She kept around the hole before the 5-14-hole par putter fell.

Finally, Thompson won the club in two shots from 18-hole leader Jeeno Thitikul, who has yet to serve. She now cut back on another weekend of major debate.

“I think experience will always help, but I think it’s just a matter of feeling good about your game, getting out, being confident and having a good time there,” Thompson said after the round. “Of course, I think experience is just a benefit, but we’re all here, we have the best experience under pressure and facing the world, so we know what that level is.”

Thompson announced last season that she will get rid of her full-time schedule. While not “retirement,” it makes it clear that when she prioritizes other things, we see her less in the course and don’t have to worry about her “performance”. She sat down with our Jessica Marksbury last fall to detail her decision.

Despite the decision not to play in the full schedule, Thompson still played seven games this year and played a long game next week before taking a break.

But Thompson’s career change has never been Don’t play;It’s more about taking back control and doing things on her terms. She is still working hard. She said this year’s professional practice day is arguably the hardest she has ever had. But she also gives herself time to relax, binge-dream TV shows without allowing golf to pick up all the oxygen in her life.

So far, Thompson’s changes seem to be paying dividends. She competes on this year’s Chevron Championship and will be entering PGA Frisco’s weekend to date at last Obtain the second major.

When asked if she felt she would reduce failures after dialing back on the schedule, Thompson said, “I wish I could say that. But when I was at home, I was working hard, practicing, still playing games. Any time I would turn it on – even say I was doing a full-time schedule, whenever I wanted to compete here, I was ready, I was ready, I was ready, I was ready. I was ready. Please note that it was easier to come out here because I knew I was not on the full schedule, hone each week, and looking forward to a few weeks off.”

Thompson got Tee time in another Grand Slam Saturday night, and you can bet that fans will flock to her group at PGA Frisco and will undoubtedly try to cross the finish line. They know her story. They watched her grow from a teenage phenomenon to an LPGA superstar. They watched her victory and tripped. They understand the weight that is not met with grand expectations – a career that may not be achieved.

Sunday’s victory will give Thompson the ability to write down the start of her next (final?) chapter at Golf. This may be the one who changes the narrative. Legacy transformation.

Thompson won’t let her mind wander in the meaning of Sunday if she was the last woman standing east of Fields Ranch. There is too much golf left and too many demons cannot be driven away.

“I think it’s just something I’m going to shoot at once,” Thompson said. “It can attract you when you think too far ahead, so I’ll really embrace the moment. I’ll probably go out and have a range shot, make sure I go to the weekend and come out on the weekend and hopefully the best.

“That’s all I can do.”

PGA Frisco has 36 holes. The heat index is expected to rise, the wind will rotate, and the test will intensify.

But Lexi Thompson has another great opportunity to have her goal: the second-biggest title.