Editor’s Note: Lexi Thompson stars in October’s edition of Living Golf. Follow this link to watch the show.
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She’s just 22 years old but Lexi Thompson has already enjoyed a career most pro golfers would be proud of.
The American has nine victories to her name on the LPGA Tour, and sealed her first major title at the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship while still a teenager.
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California’s Mission Hills Country Club was also the setting for Thompson’s toughest moment on the golf course, as the intervention of an eagle-eyed TV viewer cost her victory at this year’s ANA Inspiration in controversial fashion.
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That hasn’t stopped her rallying to win the Kingsmill Championship and Indy Women in Tech Championship in 2017, becoming one of the most popular golfers on the planet.
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Third in the LPGA rankings, Thompson has accumulated over $7 million in career earnings with her best days still ahead of her.
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CNN’s Living Golf show caught up with the Florida native to find out about her perfect day…
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From pancakes and bacon for breakfast to a round of golf with Usain Bolt, find out what Thompson would get up to in the video above.
