5 LPGA Tour stars who bid adieu to full-time professional career in 2024 feat. Lexi Thompson

The LPGA Tour 2024 season witnessed several stars stepping away from the game. The list featured major champions, former World No. 1s, multiple title winners, as well as Solheim Cup participants.

In this article, we will take a look at five prominent names who retired from full-time professional golf in 2024.

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5 LPGA Tour stars who stepped away from full-time professional careers in 2024

1) So Yeon Ryu

So Yeon Ryu during the US Women's Open (Image Source: Imagn)

So Yeon Ryu announced her retirement last year and the Chevron Championship 2024 was her last start. She won six times in her career and claimed two major championships.

The South Korean native also ascended to No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s Golf Rankings and won Player of the Year in 2017.

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2) Amy Olson

Amy Olson during the US Women's Open 2021 (Image Source: Imagn)

Amy Olson is another name who called it quits in 2024. She hadn't played since the US Women's Open in 2023 but officially ended her career last year.

Over her ten-year career on the LPGA Tour, Olson made multiple top-ten finishes. This included runner-up finishes at the 2018 Amundi Evian Championship and the 2020 US Women’s Open.

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3) Lexi Thompson

Lexi Thompson (Image Source: Imagn)

Lexi Thompson also stunned everyone last year after announcing that it would be her last full-fledged season on the LPGA Tour.

Thompson won eleven times on the Tour, including the 2014 Chevron Championship and 2018 CME Group Tour Championship. She won over $14 million in her career and also won the Race to the CME Globe and the Vare Trophy in 2017. Besides, she was part of multiple Solheim Cups, including Team USA's successful campaign last year.

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4) Ally Ewing

Ally Ewing of Team USA poses for a photo with the Solheim Cup trophy after defeating Team Europe (Image Source: Imagn)

Ally Ewing also joined her Solheim Cup teammate Lexi Thompson in stepping away from professional golf. She won three titles on the LPGA Tour and was part of five Solheim Cups.

Last season, Ewing registered six top-10 finishes, and her retirement came as a surprise to golf fans.

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5) Gerina Mendoza

Gerina Mendoza during the The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America 2023 (Image Source: Getty)

Gerina Mendoza had also been absent from the LPGA Tour since 2023 but officially announced her retirement last year. Although winless, she recorded 40 top-10 finishes in her career and played in three Solheim Cups in her eighteen-year-long professional career.