- 28-year-old receives unrestricted exemption for tournament
- American becomes seventh woman to compete in PGA event
Major champion Lexi Thompson will compete against men at the PGA Tour’s upcoming event in Las Vegas.
The Shriners Children’s Open announced on Wednesday that Thompson received an unrestricted exemption into the tournament, which begins on 12 October at TPC Summerlin. She will compete with 131 men for the $8.4m purse.
