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

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

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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