Lexi Thompson has been in the headlines lately and it hasn’t been thanks to her being a mainstay on the LPGA Tour at age 22.
As a teenage-golf phenom, Thompson burst onto the scene a few years back and has 10 pro victories to her credit. But last week at the LPGA’s Masters, the thrill of victory and agony of defeat were taken to a new level.
After winning the tournament by two strokes, a television viewer reported that she violated the rules by marking her ball incorrectly on a green toward the end of the event. After review by the Tour’s rules committees, it was decided that she would incur a four-shot penalty — two for the violation and two more for signing an incorrect scorecard. She had to relent the major title.
It is a terrible situation all around, but the immensely talented young golfer will bounce back. A frequent Instagramer, she is already showing that she is moving forward.
