Lexi thanks Pressel for assisting her mother
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. Lexi Thompson says its already been a challenging year, but her mother is inspiring her to fight through every obstacle.Thompsons team revealed Wednesday that Lexis mother, Judy, is being treated for uterine cancer.After opening the KPMG Womens PGA Championship with a 1-under-par 70 Thursday, Lexi spoke for the first time about the familys struggle.My mom has always been, no matter what she's going through, the biggest fighter, Thompson said. She's always been a role model of mine. I always aspire to be half the woman that she is.She just says, 'No matter what, I love you. Just go out, do your best, that's all you can do.' That's her message every week, and that's why I absolutely love her.Judy was diagnosed with uterine cancer last month. She underwent surgery to have a tumor removed on June 6. Lexi spent last week with her mother in Coral Springs, Fla., where her agent, Bobby Kreusler, said she held her mothers hand through radiation therapy.This isnt the first health battle Lexi has watched her mother fight through. Judy is a breast cancer survivor. Lexi said she was diagnosed with that disease about 10 years ago.
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Luckily, they caught it pretty early when it was a small size, Lexi said. That was a challenging time for me, when I was younger.Lexi called her mother her best friend.Just to see how much she's fighting, it's inspirational, Lexi said.Thompson publicly thanked LPGA pro and fellow South Floridian Morgan Pressel, who lost her own mother to breast cancer, for helping Lexis mother with treatment.Pressels foundation is among the leaders in the fight against breast cancer. Pressel used her contacts to help the Thompsons.I can't thank Morgan enough, and her foundation, and the community that she's involved with, Thompson said.While Thompson is having a terrific year, there has been pain, on and off the course. She appeared to be running away with the ANA Inspiration in April when she was hit with a four-shot penalty on the back nine of the final round and then lost in a playoff. The penalty was incurred after a viewer alerted LPGA officials by email. A spirited debate followed afterward over whether Thompson deserved a two-shot penalty for incorrectly returning her ball to its mark while putting in the third round and then another two-shot penalty for signing an incorrect scorecard.Thompson rebounded, winning the Kingsmill Championship last month with her mother there. That victory is among Thompsons five second-place finishes worldwide over her last seven starts.Thompson said golf has helped her manage through the tough times.Golf has kind of been my outlet, to just go out and play and get my mind off things, Thompson said. Sometimes golf brings more struggles to my mind. But it's been OK. I've been practicing really hard when I do go home, but just trying to spend as much time with my mom and my family, and just trying to balance out everything. Just trying to stay happy.
Morgan Pressel (born May 23, 1988) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. In 2001, as a 12-year-old, she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. She was the 2005 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Player of the Year, and won the 2006 AJGA Nancy Lopez Award.
Lexi Thompson recorded a 1-under 70 in the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, but her focus has been on her mother, Judy, who is undergoing radiation treatment for uterine cancer.
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The Morgan Pressel Foundation was started in order to further the fight against cancer, particularly breast cancer. Morgan, a star player on the LPGA Tour, wanted to honor the memory of her mother, Kathryn Krickstein Pressel who passed away at an early age of breast cancer.
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