Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Thompson wins in Indy

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Lexi Thompson celebrated in the most traditiona­l Indy style. She sipped some milk, poured the rest over her head and, of course, sealed it with a kiss of the bricks.

The 22-year-old Florida player earned it.

After dazzling fans with two days of almost error-free golf, Thompson overcame some late bobbles for a four-shot victory over Lydia Ko on Saturday in the inaugural Indy Women in Tech Championsh­ip in Indianapol­is.

Thompson closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 19under 197 at Brickyard Crossing, the Pete and Alice Dye-designed course that weaves around and inside the famed Indianapol­is Motor Speedway.

“Kind of regretting it now because I feel really gross,” Thompson said, referring to the first milk bath by a female champion in Indy history. “Then I went around the track in a Corvette Stingray, which I also have one there at home. It was just an amazing experience. That made my day right there.”

Thompson won her ninth career LPGA Tour title.

Walker Cup: Southern California­ns Collin Morikawa and Norman Xiong teamed up for a recordsett­ing victory in the morning foursomes and then won their afternoon singles matches to help the United States take an 8-4 lead over defending champion Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course.

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