Nelly Korda paid tribute to Lexi Thompson after she announced that she would be retiring from professional golf at the end of the season.
Thompson is retiring at the young age of 29 but she has had a long and storied career that began when she was twelve as she makes her 18th US Women’s Open appearance in Lancaster this week. World number one Korda has played alongside Thompson for USA in the Solheim Cup in recent years and she says Lexi will have left a lasting impact on the LPGA Tour. “She’s had such an amazing career, I think. I’ve gotten to be on the team with her a couple times representing our country,” said Korda who is looking for her seventh win in eight starts this week. “I think she does an amazing job for the Tour. She spends so much time going to each Pro-Am party. She really dedicated her time to growing the game. It’s sad to see that she’s obviously leaving and not going to be out here with us anymore, but she’s had an amazing career, and I wish her the best in this new chapter of her life.” The US Women’s Open is one that means a lot to Korda, it’s where she made her major championship debut aged ...