Lexi Thompson fired a final-round 6-under 65 on Sunday to capture her eighth LPGA Tour title at the Kingsmill Championship.
Thompson finished at 20-under 264 for her four rounds in Williamsburg, all of them sub-70 (65-65-68-65).
In Gee Chun, who posted a final round 4-under 67 to close at 15-under, finished solo-second, five shots behind Thompson.
With the win, Thompson earned $195,000, and moved from fourth to second on the 2017 LPGA Official Money List.
Turning Point
Chun was three shots back to start the day, and cut the lead to two after a birdie on the par-5 7th hole. But Thompson answered with a birdie of her own on the 9th, to get back to a 3 shot cushion, which she never relinquished.
After back-to-back birdies on 14 and 15, to go up 5, the final three holes were something of a formality, and a well-deserved victory lap, for the 22-year-old star, and fan favorite.
Top 5
1 Lexi Thompson -20
2 In Gee Chun -15
3 Angela Stanford -11
4 Danielle Kang -10
T5 Carlota Ciganda -9
T5 Sei Young Kim -9
Quotable
“Oh, it means the world to me. Annika [Sorenstam] has been a player I’ve always looked up to not only how she played on the course, but how she is off and how she gave back to the game. This is a huge honor. I wasn’t focusing on that and I didn’t actually know that until maybe last night.”
–Lexi Thompson, commenting on breaking Sorenstam’s tournament record.
Lexi’s Scorecard
Bullets
- Thompson earned 500 points and is projected to move from fifth to third in the Race to CME Globe with 1480 points
- Thompson is projected to remain at No. 5 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings
- Thompson has earned $700,202 this season and is now in second place in the money race
Final Leaderboard
Kingsmill Championship, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA
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