Alexis Thompson is a typical 11-year-old. She likes to sing and dance and oh yeah, she can also drive the golf ball over 200 yards.

Born and raised in Coral Springs, Alexis has grown up around golf. In a family of golfers, brother Nicholas recently qualified for the Tour, Alexis was introduced to golf when she was five by her father. When she was seven she was already competing in tournaments.

At her home course of TPC at Eagle Trace, Alexis and her 13-year-old brother, Curtis, practice everyday after school. It was there that Alexis shot a 31 on the front nine from the forward tees and a 71 from the white tees. Her tournament schedule consists of over 20 tournaments a year traveling across the country. She says, "I love traveling all over the country with my family and meeting new people. What I like most about golf is that it is a lot of fun and I get to play with my friends."

Alexis claims her greatest accomplishment came when she shot 69-69 to win the South Florida sectional qualifier and travel to Ohio for the Westfield Nationals. She has also won the Doral Junior three years in a row for her age division. Alexis frequently plays in the older age division since many Tours don't offer events for her age. She has already captured three Florida Junior Tour titles playing in the 13-15 age division and one title in the 16-18 age division. Being the youngest player to file an entry for the US Women's Open, Alexis just missed making the sectional last year by one stroke. She posted a 77 to nearly miss a playoff for the final spot.

Alexis plans to make golf a career. "I hope to see my game at the level of Morgan Pressel in five years," she says, "I want to play college golf, but if I am good enough at 18 I might turn pro."

A fifth grader at Westchester Elementary School, Alexis is just like any other 11-year-old girl, she enjoys shopping but it is usually for pretty outfits for golf!