Lexi Thompson reflects on “emotional week'' during what was likely her final Solheim Cup appearance for the U.S.

The 2024 LPGA Tour season is drawing to a close as each tournament passes by each month, and that means the end of women's golf legend Lexi Thompson's full-time stay on tour is also drawing to a close.

Thompson announced at the U.S. Women's Open that she would be retiring from full-time play on the LPGA Tour, and while she didn't use the word retirement, there is no doubt that she will be back on the circuit like she hasn't since turned professional. In 2010, when I was 15 years old.

Since then, golf fans have shown love and respect for Thompson, especially this month when she represented the United States in what was likely the final Solheim Cup of her career.

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Thompson, who has had the honor of wearing the Stars and Stripes as a member of the Junior Ryder Cup since 2008 and has two Olympics on the horizon in 2016 and 2020, said it was an “emotional week” in Gainesville, Virginia. talked about.

“That week overall was my favorite tournament of my entire career,” Thompson told Fox News Digital, while also talking about his partnership with Max Fuli heading into the 2024 season. “I always want to be on the team whenever I get to represent my country.

“The Solheim Cup created many memories that I will cherish throughout my career and many friendships that I am very grateful for. It is such a great feeling to be part of a team that represents my country. There is no.”

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Thompson received a huge ovation when he was introduced on the first tee of the first match, and after some solid play for Team USA, won 15.5-12.5 for their first Cup win since 2017.

“Words cannot describe the feeling of winning on American soil,” Thompson said. “And to be able to play alongside my teammates and under assistant captain Stacey Lewis, who are all women that I looked up to, it was such an honor and the fans were just amazing. There's nothing like the fans over there.”

Team USA's Lexi Thompson poses with the trophy after defeating Team Europe at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. (Aaron Doster-Imagine Images)

Thompson further explained his love of representing the United States throughout his career.

“It meant everything to me,” she said. “Every week, week after week, I always feel like I'm representing my country just by being an American. But when I step out there and wake up and put on my country's colors and play the first tee… It's totally different when you step on it and hear a voice that says, “On behalf of the United States,” and your name.

“When you hear the cheers and the chants, you always dream of that moment as an athlete, and you dream of how all your hard work is being spent in that moment. All the pressure, all the expectations, that's when you… It's a living thing. It's a certain pressure to make every shot, but there's nothing like it. That moment is what I lived for.”

Again, Thompson did not use the word retirement, so the 29-year-old still has the potential to represent her country in the future if the opportunity arises.

lexi thompson (Aaron Doster-Imagine Images)

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But if the Solheim Cup was her last, she would go out with the trophy aloft, an American flag on her shoulder, and fans shouting her name.

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