Lexi Thompson, who is expecting her first child in February. [Photo=LPGA]
Lexi Thompson, who is expecting her first child in February. [Photo=LPGA]

Lexi Thompson, one of the most recognizable names in American women's golf, is expecting her first child in February.

Golf media outlets including Golfweek and Golf Digest reported Tuesday that Thompson announced her pregnancy on social media.

Thompson shared photos with her husband, Max Provost, revealing the couple is expecting a daughter in February. "This little miracle has already filled our hearts with so much love," she said. "The most beautiful chapter of our lives is just beginning, and we feel so grateful and blessed."

The announcement comes five months after the couple's March wedding. Thompson and Provost got engaged on New Year's Day 2025 while traveling in Whistler, Canada, before exchanging vows at a private estate in Florida in March. Since the wedding, Thompson has focused on home life, and the pregnancy marks another milestone in that new chapter.

The news has drawn added attention given Thompson's announcement in May 2024 that she would step back from full-time competition on the LPGA Tour. At the time, she cited the demands of constant travel, injuries and mental fatigue as reasons for wrapping up her full-time playing career after the 2024 season.

"There is so much more to life than playing in a tournament every week," Thompson said at a news conference then. "One day I want to have a family and be there for all of those moments."

Since stepping away from full-time play, Thompson has continued to compete on a limited schedule. This season she finished tied for 12th at the Chevron Championship, showing she remains competitive. She has also left open the possibility of participating in select events and leagues after giving birth, including the women's screen-golf league WTGL (Women's TGL).

Thompson burst onto the scene in 2011 when she won the LPGA Tour's Nabisco Championship — now the Chevron Championship — at 16 years and seven months old, setting the record at the time as the tour's youngest winner. She has gone on to win 11 LPGA Tour titles, including one major, cementing her status as one of American women's golf's defining stars. She also holds the record for the youngest player to compete in the US Women's Open, having qualified at age 12 in 2007, and went on to make the cut in 19 consecutive editions of the event.

Congratulations have poured in from US media and fellow LPGA players alike. World No. 1 Nelly Korda of the United States was among the many tour colleagues who sent well-wishes on social media.


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