Lexi Thompson: A Closer Look at the Player and Her Bag

Lexi Thompson earned her 6th career win this week at the LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship and with the 500 points that went along with the win Thompson moved into 4th place in the million dollar Race to the CME Globe. The 20-year old, who is currently ranked 4th in the Tour’s Player of the Year contest, will also move up to 4th in the Rolex Rankings as a result of her HanaBank win.

Here’s how a winner smiles:

Thompson’s been having a solid 2015 season. She’s finished inside the top-10 in half the events she’s entered, including a 7th place finish at the ANA Inspiration, a 3rd at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and runner-up to Lydia Ko at the Evian Championship.

Thompson and Cristie Kerr were an unbeatable pair at the 2015 Solheim Cup and Thompson pulled that same powerhouse game out of her bag in Korea that she was working at St. Leon-Rot.

Thompson makes up for her weakness on the putting surface — she ranks 111th on the Tour in putting average and didn’t do much better at the HanaBank, averaging 31.5 putts per round — with an exceptional long game. Thompson beat her own GIR average of 77% in Korea, getting to 89% of the greens in regulation over four rounds of play!

You can get away with a few more putts and still hoist the trophy when your long game’s paying like that!

Thompson plays Cobra clubs and she talked about how she puts her sticks to work at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.

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DRIVER

Cobra AMP Cell Pro, 7.5°, Fujikura ZCom SIX-x shaft (265 yards average distance)

"“It feels very solid, and I love the ‘Sunday’ blue. I also love looking down at it and having the confidence that it’s good for me. My usual ball flight is a 10-yard draw, but I can work it left to right, too.”"

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Cobra Fly-Z+ 3/4, 13°, Aldila Tour Blue 60s, 230 yards

"“I mostly use it off the tee when I have to dial back. I do go for par 5s with it, but I prefer it off the tee.”"

HYBRID

Cobra Fly-Z 2/3, 17.5°

"“I use it to go for par 5s. I like the lower flight, especially on windy days.”"

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IRONS

Cobra S2 Forged, 4-PW, Project X Rifle 5.0 shaft

4-iron: 191 yards

5-iron: 181 yards

6-iron: 171 yards

7-iron: 161 yards

8-iron: 151 yards

9-iron: 141 yards

PW: 131 yards

WEDGES

Cobra Tour Trusty, 51° — 112 yards

56° bent to 55° — 95 yards

60° bent to 59° — 83 yards

PUTTER

Odyssey Tank Cruiser 330M, 34”, 3° loft

Thompson and the rest of the Tour are winging their way on to Taiwan and the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, the Tour’s 3rd stop on the fall Asia Swing. I’ll take a close look at the Fubon field and target the featured groups early this week.

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