SAN FRANCISCO - Lexi Thompson has added her name to the growing list of stars to suffer heartbreaking loss at The Olympic Club.
Sunday, Thompson joined the likes of Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer who were also unseated by lesser-known players to win at the historic venue. Thompson, whose short game let her down on Sunday, ultimately failed to get up and down from a greenside bunker at the 72nd hole to get into a playoff with Nasa Hataoka and Yuka Saso, who would go on to win the U.S. Women’s Open.
“Of course it's hard to smile, but, I mean, it was an amazing week,” Thompson said, with tears welling up in her eyes.