Former World No. 1 Stacy Lewis announced her retirement from the LPGA Tour on Wednesday after 17 years and 13 wins on the circuit, including two majors.
Lewis, 40, was the tour’s Player of the Year in 2012 and 2014 and reached No. 1 for four weeks in 2013 and another 21 weeks in 2014. She won the Chevron Championship in 2011 and the Women’s British Open in 2013.
The two-time U.S. Solheim Cup captain, who starred collegiately at Arkansas, announced her impending retirement at a pro-am event at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.
“Never in a million years, would I have thought this journey playing golf would still be going in 2025, but the time has come to put the clubs away,” she wrote in a piece published at LPGA.com. “I will finish out the 2025 season, but this will be my last on the LPGA. I’m not exactly sure what is next but I’m so grateful for all the Arkansas fans and people that have supported me along way!”
Lewis said she was looking forward to spending more time with her husband and their daughter.
“I’m going to miss the LPGA Tour family and this part of my life, but my body has told me it’s time,” she wrote. “My husband became a part of the team too fitting in seamlessly providing great balance and stability to my life. I’m looking forward to our calendars being more in sync and having more time as a family.”
Lewis thanked her coaches, sponsors and her longtime caddy, Travis Wilson, for their support.
“I’ve cared for the LPGA Tour like it was my own child and I’m so proud of the progress we have made, but to my fellow players, we aren’t done!” she wrote. “I hope you all continue to push the tour forward and do all that you can to help on and off the course!”
Lewis, who suffered from scoliosis as a child, overcame back surgery in college to win the 2007 NCAA individual national championship. She won her first professional tournament in Arkansas later that year. Her most recent title was at the 2020 Scottish Open.
