Monday, June 10, 2019


ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Seaview, a Dolce Hotel – Bay Course| Galloway, N.J. | June 7-9, 2019

In the Winner’s Circle with Lexi Thompson
June 9, 2019

Hometown/Resides: Coral Springs, Fla.
Birthdate: Feb. 10, 1995; currently 24 years, 3 months and 30 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Petitioned and was granted membership by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan following her win at the 2011 Navistar Classic as a non-member
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2010/2012

VICTORIES
LPGA: 11th career victory
PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2018 CME Group Tour Championship, 2017 Indy Women in Tech Championship presented by Guggenheim, 2017 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC, 2016 Honda LPGA Thailand, 2015 Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft, 2015 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, 2013 Lorena Ochoa Invitational presented by Banamex, 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic

RACE TO CME GLOBE
With her win, Thompson earns 500 points and is projected to move from 14th to fourth in the Race to CME Globe with 1,395 points

MONEY
With her win, Thompson earns $262,500; she has earned $1,002,175 this season and $9,519,473 for her career

PREVIOUS SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC RESULTS
2015 – CUT; 2014 – 66; 2013 – CUT; 2012 – T5; 2011 – CUT; 2010 – CUT

2019 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA
10 events played, eight cuts made, $1,002,175, one victory, four additional top-10 finishes including a runner-up finish at the U.S. Women’s Open

OF NOTE
  • Thompson is the 13th different winner of the 2019 LPGA season
  • Thompson joins Nelly Korda (ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open) as 2019 American winners
  • Has the longest active win streak on the LPGA; seven years (2013-2019)
  • Thompson moves from 19th to 18th on the LPGA Career Money List with $9,519,473
  • Made her professional debut at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in 2010
  • Leads the U.S. Solheim Cup points, looking for a fourth appearance at the 2019 Solheim Cup

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