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Sweet 16

Lexi Thompson is youngest winner on both American, European pro tours.

by Patrick MottPublished: January, 2012

Capping a breakout year with an historic victory, 16-year-old Lexi Thompson fired a 5-under-par 67 in the final round of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters last month to become the youngest golfer ever to win professional tournaments on both sides of the Atlantic.

Thompson’s win over Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa in the Ladies European Tour event came just three months after her victory in the Navistar LPGA Classic, which made her the youngest winner in the 62-year history of the LPGA.

The Coral Springs, Fla., teenager had been the youngest player ever to qualify to play in the U.S. Women’s Open at age 12. She turned pro at 15.

After her Navistar win, Thompson sought and received a waiver of the LPGA rule that requires members to be at least 18 years old. She will play on the tour in 2012 as a full tour member.