Day: May 22, 2017

Near-flawless Lexi Thompson wins wire-to-wire at KingsmillNear-flawless Lexi Thompson wins wire-to-wire at Kingsmill

Lexi Thompson shot a 6-under 65 on Sunday to finish off a wire-to-wire victory in the Kingsmill Championship with a tournament-record 20-under 264 total. Thompson broke the tournament record of 19 under at Kingsmill’s River Course set by Annika Sorenstam in 2008. The victory came in Thompson’s third event since she lost the ANA Inspiration in a playoff after being penalized four strokes for a rules violation reported by a television viewer during the final round. The victory, Thompson’s eighth, gave her at least one in five consecutive seasons. In Gee Chun, playing with Thompson, shot a bogey-free 67, but was no match for the leader, finishing five shots back. Thompson was also bogey free and

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