Tseng, Thompson set to start LPGA season By Randall Mell Feb 7, 2012 4:45 PM ET Lexi Thompson will make her LPGA rookie debut alongside two of the best Americans on tour at this week’s ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open in the LPGA season opener. Thompson, who celebrates her 17th birthday on Friday, is scheduled to play with Cristie Kerr, the top-ranked United States’ player at No. 4 in the Rolex world rankings, and Stacy Lewis, No. 10. Thompson is No. 38. The threesome is set to go off the 10th tee at Royal Melbourne’s Composite Course Thursday at 8:50 a.m. local time. That’s actually late Wednesday afternoon in the U.S. (4:50 p.m. ET). World No. 1 Yani Tseng will go off the 10th tee at 9 a.m. local time with Australia’s Karrie Webb and American Morgan Pressel. Tseng is going for her third consecutive Women’s Australian Open title. Webb is a four-time winner of the event. Golf Channel is scheduled to televise the season-opener on tape delay from 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.