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Golfer Lexi Thompson Announces Retirement at 29, Cites Online 'Criticism'


Once the youngest golfer to ever qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open at the age of 12, Lexi Thompson has announced her retirement from the LPGA at 29

As clips from her decorated career were shown — including becoming the then-youngest golfer to ever qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open at the age of 12 in 2007 — Thompson acknowledged the tenuous struggle she has had with golf throughout the years. In the middle of the 2024 PGA Championship, held at the Valhalla Golf Course in Louisville, Kentucky, sports fans were surprised to learn Scottie Scheffler was detained hours before round two of the tournament took place […] ESPN reports that Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell stated in a court hearing — which Scheffler, 27, did not attend — that prosecutors would not be moving forward with the case against the athlete.

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Professional Golfer Lexi Thompson Announces Her Retirement at 29