2015 Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft
Blythefield Country Club
Grand Rapids, Mich.
July 26, 2015
Born: Coral Springs, Fla.
Lives: Coral Springs, Fla.
Birthdate: February 10, 1995 – currently 20 years, 5 months and 16 days
Qualified for LPGA Tour: Won the 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic as a non-member
Turned Professional: June, 2010
VICTORIES
- LPGA: 5th career victory
- Previous Victories: 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, 2013 Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex, 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic)
RACE TO THE CME GLOBE
- Earns 500 points toward the Race to the CME Globe standings and moves into 8th on the points list with 1,523 points this season
ROLEX RANKINGS
- With her win, Lexi is projected to move from 13th to 6th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, moving up seven spots
MONEY
CAREER: With the $300,000 first-place check, Lexi has a total of $3,626,868 in career earnings
SEASON: Lexi has earned $862,974 this season and ranks 6th on the LPGA Tour Official Money List
TOURNAMENT SPECIFIC
- Thompson becomes the first American winner, second winner of this event overall
- Previous finishes at the Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft:
2014 - finished 41st place
2015 IN A NUTSHELL
- 14 events, 13 cuts made, $862,974 earned, 1 win, 6 top-10 finishes
- Earns 30 points toward the Rolex Player of the Year race and is now currently ranked 7th with 71 points
- Earns 60 points for the U.S. Solheim Cup, for a total of 666.5 points and remains second in the standings
2014 RECAP
- 25 events, 21 cuts made, $946,764 (12)
- Recorded 8 top-10s - three of which came at major championships
- Finished 2nd on the Tour in driving distance (269.99), 11th in greens in regulation (73%)
- Won the first major of her career at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, outlasting Michelle Wie in the final round to win by three shots to earn her jump into Poppy’s Pond
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