Lexi Thompson hit the in need of the match Saturday.
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Lexi Thompson proved she could hang with a number of the PGA Tour’s greatest gamers when she performed on the Shriners Children’s Open earlier this fall and she or he’s doing it once more on the Grant Thornton Invitational this week.
After a stable spherical of 60 with associate Rickie Fowler within the scramble format Friday to open the combined occasion, Thompson and Fowler had been struggling in Saturday’s alternate shot format.
The duo of popular Cobra-Puma-endorsed stars was two over within the second spherical by eight holes at Tiburon Golf Membership, earlier than they discovered a grove on the again 9. Thompson and Fowler posted birdies on 5 of their subsequent seven holes to climb inside 4 pictures of Tony Finau and Nelly Korda’s lead.
Then, Thompson hit the shot of the match up to now on the sixteenth.
From 158, the 11-time LPGA Tour winner’s 7-iron took one bounce and hopped straight into the cup for an ace.
“I used to be simply hoping it was the proper quantity and it ended up being an ideal quantity,” Thompson stated after the spherical.
“By no means left the flag,” added Fowler.
The gang across the inexperienced roared as Thompson truly burst into laughter, then launched right into a run of high-fives beginning together with her caddie, Fowler and taking part in companions Joel Dahmen and Lilia Vu.
Lexi Thompson’s heartbreaking PGA Tour finish still felt like a win
“In all probability one among my highest [ace, in terms of excitement] as a result of I’ve solely had about 4 in competitors with crowds, with a great quantity of crowds, so there was lots of people round that tee field,” Thompson stated. “It was good to high-five all people and listen to all of the cheers. I can’t wait to look at the video of it later most likely. Positively a great feeling.
“I imply, hitting a golf shot or making a putt and simply committing to it and seeing the shot at hand and actually simply pulling it off, it’s at all times an important feeling.”
Extra importantly, the ace catapulted Folwer and Thompson into the highest 5 at 16 beneath, simply two again of Korda and Finau within the 16-team discipline.
They parred the final two holes to complete at that quantity and submit a good, however eventful second-round 68.
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