If this is Lexi Thompson’s last Solheim Cup, she’ll exit as the heartbeat of the U.S. squad for more than a decade.
Lexi Thompson is approaching the likely curtain call of her Solheim Cup playing career. While the reality of the end has been dawning on her captains since Thompson announced in May that this year would be her final full-time season, it has been a challenge to imagine filling the void Thompson will leave behind.
The Solheim Cup is her favorite event, with Thompson always praising the honor of wearing her country’s colors.
Even while wrestling with the decision to announce her retirement, making the U.S. team to play on American soil again at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club was at the top of the star’s goals for 2024.
Four top 10 finishes helped Thompson earn a captain’s pick from Stacy Lewis for her seventh Solheim Cup. But hearing Lewis describe Thompson’s impact on the team, she may have made the team regardless of how she played.
