How Social Media Reacted To Lexi Thompson's Four Stroke Penalty
After Lexi Thompson was penalised four strokes at the ANA Inspiration, golfers, journalists and celebrities took to social media to have their say
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After Lexi Thompson was penalised four strokes at the ANA Inspiration, golfers, journalists and celebrities took to social media to have their say
How Social Media Reacted To Lexi Thompson's Four Stroke Penalty
Take a look at some of the tweets from golfers, journalists and celebrities after Lexi Thompson was penalised four strokes during the ANA Inspiration.
Related: Lexi Thompson penalised four strokes to lose major
Lexi was leading by two shots after 12 holes before being told that she was being penalised for incorrectly marking her ball on the 17th green the previous day.
She was penalised two shots for misplacing her ball and two strokes for then signing for a wrong score. It's after a TV viewer got in touch with the LPGA.
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