Lexi Thompson's LPGA career came to an end at the CME Group Tour Championship on Sunday, but she was disappointed not to have got a chance to finish on 18 in front of the grandstands.

In the end there were tears for Lexi Thompson. But then again how could there not be. When you’ve had the impressive 13-year career that she has had on the LPGA Tour and you’re saying goodbye to playing on a full-time basis,

Thompson announced earlier this year that 2024 would be her last full season. Ally Ewing and Marina Alex also played their final LPGA rounds Sunday.

That means Lexi Thompson, who currently sits in a share of 29th at 4 under, will be going off No. 10 at 8:50 a.m in what could be her final appearance at the CME. Thompson announced at the U.S. Women’s Open that 2024 would be her final full season on the LPGA and it will be difficult to qualify on limited starts.

The 29-year-old American golfer Lexi Thompson has signed her final scorecard of her full-time LPGA Tour playing career at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. But what is next for the former superstar of the women's game?

The LPGA has faced a lot of problems in 2024. One of the prominent issues is the loss of Cognizant as the Founders Cup sponsor. The league also got a hit of reality about its popularity when Caitlin Clark joined the Pro-Am event at the Annika 2024.

Thompson missed four straight cuts during a six-week stretch starting in April but rebounded with three consecutive top 10s, including runner-up at the Meijer LPGA Classic. She has not won on the LPGA in nearly five years, her last victory at the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic.

Lexi Thompson’s retirement from full-time golf is bringing a level of openness from her that has only been seen in spurts during her career. With Thompson, 29, announcing over the summer that she'd step away from a full LPGA schedule—though she isn’t ruling out playing in selected events—this week's CME Group Tour Championship is a farewell of sorts at the end of her 14th year on tour.