LOS ANGELES – Lexi Thompson has a chance to one day be No. 1 on the LPGA Tour, a shot to compete for her country in the Olympics this summer and the occasional opportunity to tee off with the possible next president of the United States.
A few weeks ago, Thompson played nine holes with one of her old pals, Donald Trump. So she has a state secret of sorts: a real answer to how far the Republican front-runner can really hit the ball.
Trump has boasted about his golf skills, recently explaining that the barbs he's gotten from fellow GOP candidate Marco Rubio about his hands are undermined by his ability to crush a drive.