16-Year-Old Thompson Earns Historic Lpga Win
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › September 19, 2011
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PRATTVILLE, Ala. - At 16, Lexi Thompson became the youngest player to win an LPGA Tour event on Sunday.
The Floridian closed with a 2-under 70 Sunday to win the Navistar LPGA Classic, beating Tiffany Joh by five strokes to finish at 17- under 271. Thompson shattered the age record for winning a multiple- round tournament held by Paula Creamer, who won in 2005 at 18. Marlene Hagge was 18 years and 14 days old when she won the single- round Sarasota Open in 1952.See the full content of this document
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16-Year-Old Thompson Earns Historic Lpga Win
The victory brought a piece of history and $195,000.
"This has been my dream like my whole life," Thompson said. "It's the best feeling ever."Thompson, who turned 16 in February, led by five strokes entering the final round and built that to seven through 10 holes at the R...See the full content of this document
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