Lexi Thompson nearly got blown over to start the third round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. She recovered from that opening triple bogey and goes into the final round tied for third place.

Call her semi-retired. Or a part-timer. But as Lexi Thompson showed Friday in sweltering, blustery conditions, she’s no less competitive, especially when a major championship is on the line. Thompson’s 2-under 70 in the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship was the equivalent of going low on a day in which under-par rounds were as scarce as shade on the virtually treeless