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
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