Lea Thompson

Alexis Noel Thompson (born February 10, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has won a total of 15 professional titles during her career, including 11 victories on the LPGA Tour. Her one major title came at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship. She has represented the United States at seven Solheim Cups, winning in 2015, 2017 and 2024. In 2007, aged 12, Thompson became the then youngest ever golfer to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. In 2010, she was part of the United States team that won the Curtis Cup, and she turned professional afterwards aged 15. In September 2011, Thompson set a record as the then youngest-ever winner of an LPGA tournament, aged 16 years, seven months, and eight days, when she won the Navistar LPGA Classic. Three months later, she became the second-youngest winner of a Ladies European Tour event, after capturing the Dubai Ladies Masters, and in 2013 she became the youngest player to compete for the United States in a Solheim Cup. She won her first and only major championship at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship at the age of 19, making her the second youngest LPGA golfer to have won a major at the time. Thompson has come close to winning a second major on several occasions. She finished second at the 2015 Evian Championship, and she lost in a playoff at the 2017 ANA Inspiration after being penalized a total of four penalty strokes during the tournament for replacing her ball incorrectly and subsequently signing an incorrect scorecard. She has also recorded further runner-up finishes at the 2019 U.S. Women's Open and the 2022 Women's PGA Championship, and let slip a five-stroke lead during the final round of the 2021 U.S. Women's Open where she ended up in third place.