‘Why Was Lexi Thompson on This Team?’: Americans Slam Retiring Star Despite Solheim Cup Triumph

Team USA did it! Stacy Lewis’s squad got their revenge on Suzan Petterson’s Team Europe from last year, and for two editions before that, This year, all eyes were on Lexi Thompson, as she’s set to retire at the end of the 2024 season, and this one was her seventh Solheim appearance. You might expect her to be showered with love and appreciation after America’s 3-point victory, but sadly, that isn’t the case.

During the Sunday singles at the Solheim Cup, Lexi Thompson faced off against France’s Celine Boutier and initially held a lead as she won the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th holes. However, despite a hard-fought battle through to the 18th hole, Thompson couldn’t sustain her advantage and ultimately lost the match to Boutier by one point. America won, in the end, thanks to the efforts of other golfers such as Jennifer Kupcho. Thompson highly hailed her squad’s performance and was proud of how they all fought together, as she said, “No words can explain this. I am so happy to be here, so proud of my team and the captain. We all just came together this week. We knew from the start we had a special team, and a special group of girls.”

She praised the European team as well, and mentioned how they forced American players to up their game, “We knew coming into the week the Europeans had so much talent. They brought their A-game and we knew we had to bring our A-game. We knew we had to make a lot of birdies and play our best.” After the LPGA shared a video of X of America winning the tournament, the fans started bashing Lexi Thompson for her blunder during the Sunday singles.

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What’s your reaction?Why was Lexi Thompson on this team? React!

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Surprisingly some are talking about last year’s shank, meanwhile, some took the criticism even further and are questioning the golfer’s worth in the team.

What do fans have to say about Lexi Thompson?What’s your perspective on:

Did Lexi Thompson really deserve her spot on the Solheim Cup team despite the win?

Have an interesting take?This fan questioned the golfer worth saying “Why was Lexi Thompson on this team? She choked big time.” Highlighting that despite her shanked last year at the Solheim Cup, she was still part of the team USA and did blundered again.

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