Lexi Thompson first entered the public consciousness at 12 years old when she qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open. Now at 19, Thompson has set LPGA records as their youngest champion (since eclipsed by Lydia Ko) and won a major championship. However, it’s tough not to recall her as a pre-teen phenom. A new photo […]
Lexi Thompson’s caddie may have had the best Poppie’s Pond jump ever
April 7, 2014 by
We know a ton of the traditions of the Masters, but no celebration is as famous in the golf world as the jump into Poppie’s Pond. The winner of the Kraft Nabisco Championship always takes a leap into the water just to right of the 18th green with friends, family and their caddie as a […]
Nicholas Thompson’s astonishing water save could have gone so very wrong, but goes right
March 23, 2013 by
There’s nothing better than trying something ridiculously stupid and pulling it off to perfection, is there? In the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Nicholas Thompson found his ball on the edge of the water, and instead of taking a drop, he stripped off his shoes, waded in, and … boom. Thompson’s shot from […]
