News about Lexi Thompson

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: At 10-6 down going into 12 singles matches, all evidence and logic are loaded on the red of the United States. But there is still the feint pulse of possibility after the last two points of the evening favoured blue in the at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia. For an hour or more of the fourballs the score had read 10-4 and any further damage would surely have been terminal. But first came a 2&1 win for Carlota Ciganda and Emily Pedersen against Lexi Thompson and Ally Ewing.

There is something profoundly moving about standing in a place where sporting history has been made. Be it at Wimbledon, the Stadio Olimpico, Madison Square Garden, Lord's, the Nou Camp ... visit any of these hallowed grounds and the echoes of defeat and historic triumphs are ever-present.

World No. 1 women's golfer Nelly Korda let out some emotions after a very rough day at the LPGA Championship led to a third straight missed cut. After winning the Chevron Championship - one of women's golf's five majors - back in April, she's missed the cut at the next two majors: the US Women's Open and this weekend's LPGA. Korda went into the second round at Sahalee Golf Club in Washington state having shot a three-under 69 in the previous day and sat only a stroke behind then-leader Lexi Thompson.

Lexi Thompson will retire from golf at the end of the season. The 29-year-old is set to play in her 18th US Open this week - after making her debut at the tournament as a 12-year-old. Thompson is due to speak at 2:30pm ET on Tuesday, where she is expected to announce her decision to walk away.

In The Match 9 in Florida, Rory McIlroy won a closest-to-pin tiebreaker to raise $1.6 million for charity. Lexi Thompson, Max Homa, and LPGA stars Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang joined McIlroy, Max Homa and LPGA players Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang for a 12-hole skins match under the lights at The Park golf course in the ninth edition of the exhibition golf series. However, no one emerged to win any of the final four holes after McIlroy won three skins for a total $800,000 for charity.

'When me and you will go toe-for-toe on the golf course,' the 'All I do Is Win' hitmaker said before Monday's game in Florida involving McIlroy, Max Homa, Rose Zheng, and Lexi Thompson.' 'I'm sure... when me and you want to play 18 together, let's play 9...just for fun and for me to be around greatness so I can develop my game.' When can I have to opportunity to play with you?'

Kevin McAlpine, the former caddie to American golf star Lexi Thompson, died unexpectedly at the age of 39 this week while out in the United States. McAlpine was a Scottish amateur champion before venturing into caddying after failing to make it as a pro and briefly as a sales rep.

After bogeying two of the final five holes, Lexi Thompson is expected to regret the cut at the Shriners Children's Open. Thompson became the seventh woman to attend a PGA Tour event in history and the first in five years to do so. And she was on the verge of making the cut after scoring a two-under in the round and finishing even better than par.

Lexi Thompson, a LPGA golfer and women's major winner, will test it out at a PGA Tour stop next week. Thompson accepted a sponsor's invitation to compete in the Shriners Children's Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, according to ESPN. She's scheduled to compete in a PGA Tour event in history, and the first female to do so in five years.

Lexi Thompson, an American golfer, dismissively answered a reporter's query about a pivotal moment in her Solheim Cup four-ball match on Friday afternoon. Going into the 18th hole, Thompson and her playing partner Lilia Vu were tied for the same as Europe's Leona Maguire and Georgia Hall. Thompson attempted a chip onto the green on her third shot but she shanked it. Maguire would chip in and win Europe's first point of the day.

Stacy Lewis, the US captain, has gambled in the Solheim Cup's opening session by leaving out her top-ranked player and launching the first tee shot in the hands of a golfer in the most questionable form. Lilia Vu, the world No. 2 on day one, was the most glaring omission on either side of Andalucia on Friday evening, despite the fact that all 12 of the Americans will have played against Europe before the close of play on Friday morning. Although she's out, Lexi Thompson, an American veteran who has made the cut five times in her previous six starts, will start the first drive.

Stacy Lewis, the America's captain, announced her 12-player team against Europe at the Solheim Cup in Spain next month. Rose Zhang, a breakthrough LPGA performer, was joined by Jennifer Kupcho, Danielle Kang, Andrea Lee, and Lexi Thompson in Monday as the final automatic qualifiers for Team USA. World No. 2 is the world No. 1 in the world. Lilia Vu, the world No. 1, is the world No. 1 golfer Lilia Vu. 2 Nelly Korda, this year's US Women's Open champion Allisen Corpuz and Megan Khang had already been named as members of the Stars and Stripes to face Suzann Pettersen's European team in Finca Cortesin, Spain, on September 22-24.

Bella Simoes had already been dubbed the most popular golfer of her age when she made news earlier this week when she attempted to qualify for the US Women's Open at just age nine. Even though her LPGA Tour wasn't fruitful, it's clear she already has the talent to be the LPGA Tour's next superstar. The Brazilian youngster has already a large fan base on social media to accompany her packed trophy cabinet, which has seen sponsorship deals roll in.

Bella Simoes, a nine-year-old Brazilian, started her quest for the second major of the year on Tuesday. The youngster is one of 68 competitors to compete in the 36-hole qualifier at The Club at Mediterra in Naples, Florida, this week. With the U.S. Women's Open coming to Pebble Beach this year, the tournament has naturally attracted many participants, both old and young, but only the top two finishers from this qualifier will advance to the main event. The Brazilian teed off in style on Tuesday morning with a flawless swing and even finished it off with a club twirl.

Players from the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour will compete for a $4 million purse during a new mixed-team tournament in Naples, Florida, which the two circuits revealed Wednesday. The Grant Thornton Invitational, which will be played at Tiburon Golf Club from December 8-10, will feature a 32-player field split evenly between professionals from both tours and development, as well as additional format details. The tournament will be based on the QBE Shootout, an unofficial money event that is traditionally played during the wrap-around season's December break. On NBC and Golf Channel, it will be shown live.

During their first game at the 2022 FIFA World Cup today, Team Canada is set to face Belgium, and many of the soccer players' WAGs will likely be cheering them on from the front row. On Sunday, the World Cup opened in Qatar, and 32 countries will compete in a series of matches to see who will take home the coveted trophy at the final on December 18. Each nation selects their absolute best soccer players to play in the tournament, and this year's Canadian team is brimming with top-notch players who have all earned their own accolades. Many of Team Canada's members have taken strides in their personal lives, and their amazing partners are there every step of the way. But who exactly are the women behind the sports stars? As the World Cup gets underway, FEMAIL has an inside scoop into the Canada team's glamorous wives and girlfriends. Here's what you need to hear about Team Canada's soccer players, from their own lives and achievements to how they met their sports star boyfriends and details on their union.

Despite condemning another transgender sportswoman, swimmer Lia Thomas, and her struggle to qualify for the Olympics, Caitlyn Jenner has defended golfer Hailey Davidson and her bid to become the first transgender athlete to participate on the LPGA tour. Jackson's attempt to land a spot on the LPGA has been scrutinized, but Jenner has, perhaps unsurprisingly, extended his assistance. Jenner, who competed as a man in decathlon at two Olympic Games and then regressed completely in 2015, has chastised Thomas for participating in female swimming events due to her male puberty.