Lexi Thompson recovers from opening triple-bogey prime and shank in third spherical at Women's PGA

Jun 22, 2025 06:38 AM IST

Lexi Thompson struggled with windy situations on the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, beginning with a triple bogey on the primary gap. Despite ending the spherical with a 3-over 75, she remained tied for third place at 1-over 217, seven strokes behind chief Minjee Lee. Thompson famous the challenges of the wind however discovered positives in her efficiency.

FRISCO, Texas — Lexi Thompson practically received blown over to begin the third spherical of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, with a prime and a shank on the best way to a triple bogey on the opening gap in windy situations Saturday. She completed the day tied for third place.

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After hitting her tee shot into the green on the 517-yard par-5 first gap, a 207-yard drive into wind gusting to round 30 mph, Thompson topped her second shot that went solely 117 yards. She then shanked her third shot to the fitting right into a thick native space and the ball was by no means discovered.

Asked after her spherical of 3-over 75 if the wind had her off stability for that second shot, Thompson stated she simply `full topped the ball” and does not even know what occurred on the following shot that resulted within the misplaced ball.

“It was simply compounded,” she stated. “I imply it was windy. Don’t get me incorrect, it was blowing me. But I don’t know if that was the excuse for the highest, however we will go together with it if you’d like.”

Thompson additionally had a bogey on the second gap, however had just one extra bogey together with two birdies the remainder of the best way to place her at 1-over 217, seven strokes behind chief Minjee Lee.

“With the beginning, I’ll undoubtedly take it. It was only a powerful day with that wind. Tough and lengthy,” she stated. “Overall lots of positives to take from the day with my begin being 4 over via two. Happy I stayed robust and put a very good spherical collectively.”

The semi-retired Thompson, enjoying for less than the seventh time in 16 tournaments this season, received her solely main within the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship. After a 2-under 70 on Friday, she went into the third spherical of the Women’s PGA in fourth place in and 4 strokes behind Jeeno Thitikul, the No. 2-ranked participant on the earth who shot 76 Saturday and is now trailing Lee by 4.

Thompson’s 13 top-five finishes in majors since 2013 are essentially the most by any participant and amongst her 20 top-10 finishes in these occasions.

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