OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) Lexi Thompson talked publicly for the first time about her mother’s battle with a cancer flare-up nearly a decade after Judy Thompson was first diagnosed with the disease.
The LPGA Tour star addressed the issue Thursday after completing a 1-under 70 in the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, the second major of the season.
”It’s kind of been my outlet to just go out and play and get my mind off things,” she said. ”I’ve been practicing really hard when I do go home, but also just trying to spend as much time with my mom and my family, just trying to balance out everything.