Mark Scott, a Marine reservist from Naperville, and Lexi Thompson, 17-year-old golf phenom. | Submitted photo
Naperville native and Marine reservist Mark Scott picked up some golfing tips from pro circuit player Lexi Thompson when he went to Florida last weekend to be her prom date after winning a Facebook search. | Photo courtesy~Lcpl Mark Scott
Pro circuit golfer Lexi Thompson, 17, had a chance to show Naperville resident Mark Scott around a little before the two went to her high school prom last Friday. Scott, 20, a Marine reservist who was injured in a fire fight in Afghanistan last year, won a Facebook search Thompson launched to find a wounded military member who would be her date. | Photo courtesy~Lcpl Mark Scott
Before they headed to Coral Glades High School’s prom in Fort Lauderdale Friday night, Naperville Marine reservist Mark Scott showed LPGA golf champion Lexi Thompson a little bit about shooting an automatic rifle. She later returned the favor, taking Scott to hit some balls at a nearby driving range. | Photo courtesy~Lcpl Mark Scott
Mark Scott, a Naperville resident and Marine reservist, said he was one of two guys who showed up in formal military regalia for the Coral Glades High School prom last Friday. Having recovered from a gunshot wound he sustained in Afghanistan last June, he was able to keep up on the dance floor with his date, professional golfer Lexi Thompson, even though his attire was a little stiff. “It made it a little bit hard. You can’t move around, so you make do with what you’ve got,” he said.| Photo courtesy~Lcpl Mark Scott
There were fewer cameras the first time Marine Lance Cpl. Mark Scott went to prom. It could have been because that time, his date wasn’t a nationally known sports phenom. The 2009 Neuqua Valley High School graduate had a second prom night last Friday, accompanying …
