Lexi Thompson Leaves Golf Tournament

Lexi Thompson 退出高爾夫球賽


Introduction

Lexi Thompson is a professional golfer. She will not play in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

Lexi Thompson 是一位職業高爾夫球手。她將不會參加 KPMG 女子 PGA 錦標賽。

Main Body

Lexi is 31 years old. She played in only six tournaments in 2026. She played in this tournament for sixteen years, but now she stops.

Lexi 今年 31 歲。她在 2026 年僅參加了六場比賽。她在該項賽事中參與了十六年,但現在她停止了。

Lexi did not play in the U.S. Women's Open. This is the first time since 2007. She also missed another game because her hip hurt.

Lexi 沒有參加美國女子公開賽。這是自 2007 年以來第一次。她也因為髖關節疼痛而錯過了另一場比賽。

Lexi finished 12th at the Chevron Championship this year. This is her best result. Now, Carolina Chacarra will play instead of Lexi.

Lexi 今年在雪佛龍錦標賽獲得第 12 名。這是她最好的成績。現在將由 Carolina Chacarra 代替 Lexi 出賽。

Conclusion

Lexi Thompson cannot play in the big game because she is hurt.

Lexi Thompson 因為受傷而無法參加這場重大比賽。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Past

In the text, we see two ways to say things that happened before now.

1. The Simple Past (Finished actions)

  • Played \rightarrow She played six games.
  • Finished \rightarrow She finished 12th.
  • Hurt \rightarrow Her hip hurt.

2. The Negative Past (Things that didn't happen) To say "no" in the past, use did not + the basic verb.

  • Did not play (NOT did not played)
  • Missed \rightarrow Did not attend

Quick Tip: Time Words Look for these words to know we are talking about the past:

  • In 2026
  • Since 2007
  • This year

Vocabulary Learning

professional (adj.)
Someone who does a job as their main paid work.
Example:She is a professional golfer and earns money from the sport.
tournament (n.)
A series of games or contests between many players.
Example:The tennis tournament lasts for two weeks.
championship (n.)
A competition to find the best player or team.
Example:He won the world championship last year.
result (n.)
The final score or outcome of a game.
Example:The result of the match was 2-1.
instead of (prep.)
In place of someone or something else.
Example:I will have tea instead of coffee.
Practice A2 words in a crossword