The 2024 LPGA Tour season is about to come to an end. And with that, so will Lexi Thompson’s professional career. At the US Women’s Open, the American professional announced that she would no longer be playing full-time on the Tour. Although she did not mention the word ‘retirement’ in her speech, the word ‘goodbye’ showed how serious she was.

Lexi Thompson last appeared at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G which concluded just a few hours ago. There was no glorious win and walk-off for her, sadly. She was at a forgettable T15 (tied with 9 others), 4 strokes behind Ashleigh Buhai, who bagged the win. And now the big question is what’s net for her in terms of golf!

Lexi Thompson has made no official statement about her next event

Pretty much similar to the FedEx Cup Standings on the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour also has a series of competitions to declare the Player of the Year title. A lot of players like Nelly Korda, Lydia Ko, and Charley Hull did not appear at the event that just concluded. That was likely to prepare for the BMW Championship.

Now as the tournament days inch closer (October 17 to October 20), the name entries for the event have been released. And Lexi Thompson is not on the list. Following the BMW Championship, there is also the Maybank Championship and the Buick LPGA Shanghai. Both of them are to take place in October. Their entire field lists are public too. And guess what? Thompson’s not a part of those either!

Considering she won’t be participating in the BMW Championship, Thompson also won’t be able to make it to the Tour Championship in November, hence an appearance there is out of the question too.

So, as per the data, it looks like Lexi’s 2024 has come to a close after the NW Arkansas Championship itslef. That is as long as there are no last-minute additions!

To be fair, even if Thompson’s full-time professional career ended today, she’s not going to regret it. After all, she did get the farewell of her dreams earlier this month at the Solheim Cup!

The fans gave Thompson a standing ovation

Lexi Thompson appeared as a member of the American Team for the last time at the 2024 Solheim Cup earlier this month. “The Solheim Cup has made so many memories that I’ve cherished along my career and so many friendships that I’m so grateful for. There’s just nothing like it, being able to be a part of a team representing your country,” she had said.

Making it all the more special, the moment she was introduced at the first tee of her first match, after a solid play by the Stars and Stripes team, she received a standing ovation from all the spectators at the course. America also walked away with a victory of 15.5-12.5 and clinched the trophy for the first time since 2017, making things even sweeter for the LPGA star.

She stated that the victory on her home soil, along with her teammates, playing under Stacy Lewis was just the way she would have imagined ending her career. And we couldn’t think of a better way to go out either!