LPGA player Lexi Thompson said that she played one of her greatest rounds ever on Saturday, feeling as though a “weight lifted off.”

Since joining the LPGA full-time in 2014, Lexi Thompson has won 15 professional tournaments, including the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship, a major.

However, Thompson claimed that golf was the most enjoyable game ever on Saturday at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan, after shooting a 65 to pull within striking distance of the leaders.

After 54 holes, Thompson tied for third place at 12 under thanks to an eagle on the eighth hole, only weeks after declaring that this would be her last season on the LPGA. She is even with Allisen Corpuz and Anna Nordqvist, as well as behind leaders Grace Kim and Ally Ewing.

Just before the turn, Thompson shot seven under in a stretch of six holes, which was one of her greatest professional grooves.

On June 15, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during the third round of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club, American Lexi Thompson plays a shot on the first hole.

It’s undoubtedly at that level. Probably one of my better runs on the golf course, she said. “The golf itself is one thing, but what really matters is how I felt—comfortable and at ease—and how much I liked being outside. The mood this week is really great, in my opinion, and I think it’s fun for all of us to return and play here in Grand Rapids.

Thompson won the Navistar LPGA Classic in 2011 at the age of 16, making her the youngest LPGA champion even though she is still eight months away from becoming thirty. After declaring her impending retirement, she acknowledged that she is playing under less pressure.

I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders since I’ve been thinking about it for a while. I really look forward to every time I tee it up since there is still a lot of golf left in the year, especially if we get crowds like this one every week, the woman said. Nothing compares to it. The game is made by the fans. I have thus enjoyed every minute of coming here each and every year. Although it is somewhat relieving, I still want to end the year strongly.

Does it make her want to think twice when the golf comes as naturally to her as it did on Saturday? When Thompson heard the question, he laughed.

“It’s definitely difficult when there are situations like these,” she remarked. However, I truly adore the game. It’s just an unpredictable sport that everyone