
Lexi Thompson said in an emotional Instagram post on Friday that she will be stepping away from social media in the wake of her grandmother’s death.
Thompson, the No. 3 player in the world and a multiple winner this year on the LPGA, has long had a strong social media presence. She revealed earlier this year that her mother, Judy, was battling uterine cancer. Lexi also endured a difficult start to the major season when she was hit with a four-shot penalty in the final round of the ANA Inspiration and went on to lose in a playoff.