After giving 17 years of her youth to the game of golf, Lexi Thompson made a seismic decision to leave the greens forever. As per her announcement, the 2024 season would be the last professional season played by her. Although the plan seems imminent, Thompson has revealed that nothing is permanent just yet.
Following a similar path, another prodigy of the LPGA Tour might be retiring in a year. The former world no. 1 Lydia Ko gave a slight hint in her press conference after playing in the first round of the Amundi Evian Championship. The Kiwi native was asked in the press conference if she is excited about upcoming golf events. The 27-year-old replied that she was “super excited” as it would be a long summer.
Ko further explained that whenever it’s Olympics season, it gets congested. The last time, was in 2021 and Ko won a Bronze medal for New Zealand. The next two months would be surly hectic for the LPGA Tour pros as they would travel around the European greens for the three biggest events. Starting with the Evian Championship at
the Evian Les Bains, France, the prominent golfers would find themselves, in Paris for the Summer Olympics.