Hours After Disappointing $64,400 End to American Campaign, LPGA Icon Lexi Thompson Makes an Exciting Announcement

The Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown 2023 has been in full swing for the past week. Last Sunday witnessed Thailand being crowned the winner with a dominating 11-1-0 performance at TPC Harding Park. While the team faced Australia in the finals of the tournament, they knocked out the United States in the semi-final game the same morning. The Americans were left to compete in the consolation match with Sweden.

Despite the results, all four semi-finalists gave their maximum effort to the game. However, the U.S. Team was the last one to fix a seat for themselves at this table. Lexi Thompson set the course for the team’s victory with back-to-back birdies on the back nine to enter the semi-finals. Indeed, the 28-year-old has always been the fan favorite and never shied away from sharing her moments of happiness. She took it to Instagram on Monday evening to cheer the golf world up with a piece of exciting news.

The veteran Lexi Thompson shares exciting news

The 2023 International Crown has just ended and the World No.7 has another tournament to compete. Thompson made the announcement forthwith! She would join other players from the Ladies European Tour in the second round of the Aramco Series. “Hello, Florida 😍 Can’t wait to be back in my home state for @‌aramco_series next month! I’d love your support 💪” captioned her Instagram post. The announcement ignited new excitement in everyone and the results of the previous tournament were left behind. Furthermore, the professionals and fans have a new start to look forward to.

This series commenced in Singapore earlier this year at Laguna National Golf Resort Club, where Pauline Roussin-Bouchard claimed the title. The golf course in Florida is going to be star-studded, particularly with Lexi Thompson taking the field. The event is scheduled over three days from May 19 to May 21. It would not be the first time for the Florida native to participate in this tournament.

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Last year, the 11-time LPGA Tour winner participated in the opening event in London and went on to conquest the gameplay in New York. This year, the excitement and nerves for the icon would be even higher as she faces her home crowd. The series will travel from Florida to London and then to Hong Kong. Finally, concluding in Jeddah on 5th November.

Lexi Thompson and team receive $280,000 at the 2023 International Crown

The fourth season of the Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown 2023 experienced a big hype before its start. Among many other factors, the colossal purse for the event was closely followed by everyone. This marked the distribution of $500,000 among the winning team. Therefore, each golfer from Thailand was to receive $125,000.

While the fans expected to see the United States play the final on May 7, the team managed to come second runner-up in the event. This provided each American golfer with $64,400 prize money.

Despite the disheartened end to the major event in San Francisco, Lexi brought a smile to everyone’s face. Golf followers all across the globe will be looking forward to the Aramco Series, which has a $5M total prize fund to offer.

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What are your expectations for the second round in Florida? Do you think Thompson will again enjoy a victory like in New York last year? Let us know in the comments!