Hometown/Resides: Coral Springs, Fla.

Birthdate: Feb. 10, 1995; currently 23 years, 9 months and 8 days

Qualified for LPGA Tour: Petitioned and was granted membership by LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan following her win at the 2011 Navistar Classic as a non-member

Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2010/2012

LPGA: 10th career victory

PREVIOUS LPGA WINS: 2017 Indy Women in Tech Championship presented by Guggenheim, 2017 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC, 2016 Honda LPGA Thailand, 2015 Meijer LPGA Classic presented by Kraft, 2015 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, 2013 Lorena Ochoa Invitational presented by Banamex, 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic

MONEY

With her win, Thompson earns $500,000; she has earned $1,223,748 this season and $8,517,298 for her career

PREVIOUS CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

2017 – T2; 2016 – T40; 2015 – 4; 2014 – T20

2018 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE LPGA

20 events played, 18 cuts made, $1,223,748, one victory, six additional top-10 finishes

OF NOTE

Thompson is the 26th different winner of the 2018 LPGA season and the ninth American to reach the winner’s circle
Today’s win extends her yearly winning streak to six years (2013-2018), the longest active streak on the LPGA Tour
With $8,517,298 in career earnings, Thompson moves from 28th to 26th on the LPGA Career Money List
Thompson had older brother and Web.com Tour player Curtis Thompson as her caddie this week
She will return to Tiburón Golf Club on Dec. 5-9 for the QBE Shootout, where she will partner with the PGA Tour’s Tony Finau for the second consecutive year; Thompson also competed in 2016, teamed with Bryson DeChambeau
Thompson represented the USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished T19

In the Winner's Circle with Lexi Thompson at the CME Group Tour Championship

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