Lexi Thompson reveals how she wants to be remembered as full-time LPGA Tour career comes to end

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She is still finishing up her season, but it is fair to call Lexi Thompson an LPGA Tour legend. 

It is usually a custom to refer to players as legends after their careers have come to a close, but though Thompson will not be on Tour full-time starting next year, retirement was not the word she used at this year's U.S. Women's Open when citing mental health as a main reason behind taking a step back from the game she has always loved. 

"I think we all have our struggles, especially out here," she said back in May. "Unfortunately, in golf you lose more than you win, so it’s an ongoing battle to continue to put yourself out there in front of the cameras and continuing to work hard and maybe not seeing the results you want and getting criticized for it. So, it’s hard.

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Lexi Thompson walks the hole one fairway during the third round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament. (Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports)

"I've struggled with it. I don't think there's somebody out here that hasn't. It's just a matter of how well you hide it, which is very sad."

Thompson fought back tears as she poured out her heart and mind about her decision, and months later, she told Fox News Digital how that decision to tell the world how she was feeling led to massive support throughout the game. 

"It’s been a lot since the announcement, but all in good ways," Thompson, who also discussed her choice of Maxfli golf balls for her final full-time season, said. "I’ve gotten nothing but love and support from, of course, my family, but other competitors as well. I feel like the things I said that week kind of