14-year-old Thompson tied for LPGA Tour lead Eds: APNewsNow.

AP Photo ALJM115, ALJM114, ALJM123, ALJM102, ALJM104, ALJM108, ALJM112 PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) Ninth-grader Alexis Thompson shot a 3-under 69 on Friday for a share of the lead with top-ranked Lorena Ochoa and three others after the second round of the Navistar LPGA Classic.

The 14-year-old Thompson, from Coral Springs, Fla., is trying to become the second-youngest winner in LPGA Tour history and the youngest in a full event.

Marlene Hagge won the 1952 Sarasota Open 14 days after her 18th birthday and took the Bakersfield Open two months later, but both were 18-hole events. Paula Creamer won the 2005 Sybase Classic at 18 years, 9 months to become the youngest winner of a full tournament.

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