Thompson stepped away from the LPGA full-time after the 2024 season, but gave insight on why she's playing the tour's second event of 2025, along with fellow retiree Brittany Lincicomb.

BRADENTON, Fla. – Lexi Thompson might be semi-retired, but she hasn’t stopped grinding. The 29-year-old announced last season that she was stepping away from a full-time schedule yet signed up for the first event she was eligible to play in 2025.

Few expected to see Lexi out this early after wrapping up her 2024 season at the Grant Thornton Invitational in December. However, the soon-to-be 30-year-old made sure to take plenty of time off to reset and refresh over the last month and a half, and boy, was it an incredible offseason for Lexi.

Lexi Thompson is back on the LPGA. At least for one event. Thompson, who said last year would be her final season playing full time on tour, is in the field for next week's Founders Cup. The tournament is being contested at Bradenton Country Club in Bradenton,

It wasn’t a long goodbye for Lexi Thompson and Brittany Lincicome. After both players announced last year that they’d be stepping away from a full-time schedule, the two Florida natives will make their 2025 debut in the LPGA’s second event of the year.