When we were her age, most of us were still wetting the bed (really – you weren’t?) but Alexis Thompson has already achieved more than most of us can dream of. Aged just shy of twelve years and five months, on Thursday she will become the youngest qualifier to ever compete at the women’s US Open. Beating the record previously held by Morgan Pressel by more than six months, Alexis turned in scores of 72 and 71 in a sectional tournament in Heathrow, Florida to qualify for the major. Despite knowing that she will be competing against the likes of defending champ Annika Sorenstam and in-form GP diarist Suzann Pettersen for a purse of $3.1m, the youngster remained calm and philosophical about her performance. “I wasn't really worrying about the record I was making. It's great that I made it and I'm having an awesome experience already so I'm just out here to play golf.” Kids huh, who'd play them? Alexis will compete as an amateur, with her father Scott there as both coach and caddy, while her mother Judy watches from the sidelines. For more on this prodigious little talent click here…
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