Thompson to become seventh woman to play US PGA Tour event / Photo: Alex Slitz - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
-
ماس يحذر من تداعيات القيود الإسرائيلية على المنتجات الغذائية الفلسطينية في القدس الشرقية
-
الأصدقاء الخياليون: كيف تعزز الكائنات غير المرئية القدرات العقلية للأطفال والبالغين
-
Rene Eyre Revisits Autobiographical Performance 'Say A Little Prayer' in London
-
London Museum Granted 24/7 License Ahead of November Opening
-
UAE's HCT Holds Record Graduation and Announces Major Training Expansion
-
Dana White Confirms Flight to Washington for Trump Meeting on Press Secretary Role
-
NASA Awards $10B Lunar Contract Framework to SpaceX, Blue Origin
-
Dengue Fever Expands Into High Himalayas as Climate Change Warms Nepal
-
Katy Perry Tells Fans Ex-Husband Russell Brand 'Should Be in Jail' During UK Concert
-
IoT Refrigerator Hacks Disrupt Blood Labs and Supermarkets Across Europe and US
-
South African election results renew debate over identity-based voting
-
Post-election pressures complicate US and Israeli decisions on Iran
-
South African voters report smoother local election but declining IEC trust
-
UN members approve talks on treaty protocol against environmental crime
-
Dolly Parton museum and Nashville hotel open after singer’s death
-
Family-run West Sussex beach café prepares for first winter season
-
George and Amal Clooney attend New York political-comedy reading
Thompson to become seventh woman to play US PGA Tour event
Lexi Thompson will become the seventh woman to play in a US PGA Tour event when she tees it up at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas next week, the tournament organisers said Wednesday.
Thompson, an 11-time winner on the LPGA tour, has accepted a sponsor's invitation to play in the Shriners Children's Open.
"I'm hopeful that my ability to play with the men next week at the Shriners Children's Open sends a great message to the young women that you can chase your dream regardless of how hard it is," Thompson said in a statement.
"I'm grateful to Shriners Children's for this opportunity to spend the week alongside these inspirational kids."
Thompson, 28, has previously played with the men six times in the unofficial PGA Tour event, the QBE Shootout.
She will be seventh woman ever to compete in a PGA TOUR event, a short list that began when Babe Didrikson Zaharias received a sponsor exemption at the Cascades Open in 1935.
Since then, Shirley Spork, Annika Sorenstam, Suzy Whaley, Michelle Wie and Brittany Lincicome have tested themselves in PGA Tour events, Lincicome the most recent to do so at the 2018 Barbasol Championship.
Thompson's victories include a major title at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, but she hasn't lifted a trophy since the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic.
She has struggled in 2023, but went 3-1 for the United States in their Solheim Cup loss to Europe before a tie for eighth at the NW Arkansas Championship this month.
E.Qaddoumi--SF-PST
