Lexi Thompson schedule question.

[gxer]

Originally Posted by Saint-Just X

Wouldn't that be something to commend her for ?

You never know,she might become such the antithesis of her that she,like,wins golf tournaments and stuff...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

Regarding the winning. I have no doubt, barring injuries, that she will win on the LPGA tour before she turns 17.

[Saint-Just X]

Originally Posted by gxer

Regarding the winning. I have no doubt, barring injuries, that she will win on the LPGA tour before she turns 17.

That's quite a big ask.

She'll only play,what,another nine or ten LPGA events before she turns 17 (barring any successful appeal for a membership exemption).

I doubt it will take her,ooh,66 events before she's kissing a trophy for the photographers,but doing it before her 17th birthday appears to be an unreasonable expectation...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

[gxer]

Originally Posted by Saint-Just X

That's quite a big ask.

She'll only play,what,another nine or ten LPGA events before she turns 17 (barring any successful appeal for a membership exemption).

I doubt it will take her,ooh,66 events before she's kissing a trophy for the photographers,but doing it before her 17th birthday appears to be an unreasonable expectation...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

If Lexi is the player I think she is, then winning before 17 is not an unreasonable expectation. I have already said that I don't expect her to win this year but I would not be surprised if she did.

Don't forget, just a few weeks ago, Lexi had a good chance to win the Evian Masters.

[gxer]

This guy doesn't seem to be aware that Lexi is limited to taking 6 sponsor's exemptions in a season.
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The tourney had three exemptions to use this year (usually it gets only two). One exemption always goes to the winner of the Safeway Amateur Open (University of Tulsa sophomore Kristina Merkle this year). The second spot initially was promised to tour veteran Michelle McGann, a tourney and fan favorite over the years who lives in Florida and has played in only one event this season.

When McGann decided not to play, a collective decision was made to invite former USC golfers Jennifer Song and Belen Mozo.

That left the Safeway Classic with no way to woo Thompson.

Exemptions can be handy tool for organizers

By the way, I am not sure Jessica Korda would be thrilled at being called the "son of former tennis star Peter Korda".

[Blue]

Originally Posted by gxer

This guy doesn't seem to be aware that Lexi is limited to taking 6 sponsor's exemptions in a season.
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The tourney had three exemptions to use this year (usually it gets only two). One exemption always goes to the winner of the Safeway Amateur Open (University of Tulsa sophomore Kristina Merkle this year). The second spot initially was promised to tour veteran Michelle McGann, a tourney and fan favorite over the years who lives in Florida and has played in only one event this season.

When McGann decided not to play, a collective decision was made to invite former USC golfers Jennifer Song and Belen Mozo.

That left the Safeway Classic with no way to woo Thompson.

Exemptions can be handy tool for organizers

Five bucks to the first announcer who slips up and calls her Melon Bozo.

[gxer]

I must be bored today. Lexi's brother, Nicholas, needs a very high finish in the Wyndham Championship today to make the playoffs and I was thinking, if Nicholas doesn't make the playoffs, I wonder, will he caddy for Lexi next week in the women's Canadian Open?

So, I searched the Internet to see if Nicholas had ever caddied for Lexi and found out, yes he did, once, and here is what Lexi said about that experience.

Your 26-year-old brother, Nicholas, is an exceptional player who is in his third full season on the PGA Tour. Have you ever caddied for him or has he ever caddied for you?

Thompson: No. He did [caddie for me] once at a U.S. Girls' Junior qualifier. Things didn't go so well. After that day, he will never pick up my bag again. Never!

OK, well forget that idea.


18 Questions With Alexis Thompson

[Blue]

Originally Posted by gxer

I must be bored today. Lexi's brother, Nicholas, needs a very high finish in the Wyndham Championship today to make the playoffs and I was thinking, if Nicholas doesn't make the playoffs, I wonder, will he caddy for Lexi next week in the women's Canadian Open?

So, I searched the Internet to see if Nicholas had ever caddied for Lexi and found out, yes he did, once, and here is what Lexi said about that experience.

Your 26-year-old brother, Nicholas, is an exceptional player who is in his third full season on the PGA Tour. Have you ever caddied for him or has he ever caddied for you?

Thompson: No. He did [caddie for me] once at a U.S. Girls' Junior qualifier. Things didn't go so well. After that day, he will never pick up my bag again. Never!

OK, well forget that idea.


18 Questions With Alexis Thompson

Good that they've both realized what a mistake that would be. Her father has been her regular caddie for at least a few years. Her brother has almost no caddying experience except it seems that one US girls junior qualifier (hardly on the same level as an LPGA tournament with her future career on the line), so what would he bring to the job?

IMHO, the worst thing for Lexi's career right now is to have a brother who is a PGA Tour pro. Everyone is comparing her to him, thinking he is her coach, thinking she will be performing as well as he is. Now, they are expecting him to be her caddy. Sheesh.

[gxer]

Originally Posted by Blue

Good that they've both realized what a mistake that would be. Her father has been her regular caddie for at least a few years. Her brother has almost no caddying experience except it seems that one US girls junior qualifier (hardly on the same level as an LPGA tournament with her future career on the line), so what would he bring to the job?

IMHO, the worst thing for Lexi's career right now is to have a brother who is a PGA Tour pro. Everyone is comparing her to him, thinking he is her coach, thinking she will be performing as well as he is. Now, they are expecting him to be her caddy. Sheesh.

How is it possible for you to go from a "I wonder" question to some strange line of thought that "they are expecting him to be her caddy"?

[Blue]

Originally Posted by gxer

How is it possible for you to go from a "I wonder" question to some strange line of thought that "they are expecting him to be her caddy"?

How is it possible for you to even wonder if she would dump the caddy with whom she has had remarkable success so far to go with a guy with essentially no caddying experience?

[gxer]

Originally Posted by Blue

How is it possible for you to even wonder if she would dump the caddy with whom she has had remarkable success so far to go with a guy with essentially no caddying experience?

Blue,

I was just wondering if Nicholas would caddy for her next week if he didn't make the playoffs, that's all.

Lexi's father is her caddy and I did not know until I read what Lexi said about Nicholas caddying for her once, that there was a problem with Nicholas as her caddy.

Anyway, based on today's first round at the Wyndham, Nicholas isn't going to make the playoffs and will have 5 weeks off before the fall series starts on the PGA TOUR.

There is one thing we know for sure that Nicholas won't be doing during that 5 weeks...caddying for Lexi.