“Definitely a little more stressful” - Lexi Thompson labels foursome as ‘most difficult’ format after challenging day at Grant Thornton Invitational

Lexi Thompson teed it up this week at the Grant Thornton Invitational in a group with Wyndham Clark. The duo had a fantastic start and took the lead after the opening round, but slipped down to third place after the second round. On Saturday, the players competed in the foursome format.

In the post-round press conference, Thompson and Clark talked about their game. The LPGA Tour pro talked about the second-round format and called it "difficult." She said (via Tee Scripts):

"I would say it does come down to probably this format, it's probably, the most difficult for sure. Scramble I would say is the more enjoyable one. It's definitely a little more stressful today. Yeah, it's just about being positive out there and giving your partner a look in the fairway and available shot into the green. That's what we did. We just kind of stayed patient and positive"

The Grant Thornton Invitational is a three-day event and will be played in three different formats over the three days. In round 1, players competed in a scramble format, followed by alternate shot on Saturday, and then for the final round, they will play in a four-ball format.

Meanwhile, after two rounds, Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak took the lead in the game at 19 under. Charley Hull and Michael Brennan settled on second place at 18 under.

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Lexi Thompson talks about her performance at the Grant Thornton Invitational

Lexi Thompson and Wyndham Clark started with an opening round of 55 at the Grant Thornton Invitational in the scramble format. On the second day, they struggled with their game and played a round of 72.

They settled at 17 under for third place. In the post-round press conference, Lexi Thompson talked about her game. She said (via Tee Scripts):

"I think it's a golf course that things like that can happen, especially the greens are pretty quick this week compared to CME week. Some of the pin locations for alternate shot were definitely difficult. We knew things like that could happen, but also the birdie opportunities are out there. So we just kind of stayed patient and gave ourselves some looks."

This season, Lexi Thompson has played in 13 tournaments and made the cut in nine of them. She recorded two finishes in the top 10. Clark and Thompson are in contention to win this week at the Grant Thornton Invitational.

The final round of the event will take place on Sunday, and Thompson and Clark will tee off at 10:15 a.m. ET, alongside Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners.

The tournament leaders, Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak, will tee off at 10:30 a.m. ET. They started the game in a group with Carleu Hull and Michael Brennan.

Edited by Ankita Yadav