Jeeno Thitikul closes on a high note

The CME Group Tour Championship closed out the LPGA Tour season. Thailand’s Atthaya ‘Jeeno’ Thitikul won at -26, ahead of compatriot Pajaree Anannarukarn (-22) and Nelly Korda (-20).

Thitikul has dominated the LPGA Tour all season. At 22, she has won three titles in 2025 and also came close to winning the Amundi Evian Championship, which she lost in the play-off to Australia’s Grace Kim.

In the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship, Thitikul smoothly managed the six-shot lead she started with, earning her seventh victory on the American circuit. The world number one controlled every situation, including a par save on hole 14 with her feet almost in the water. The title, played at Tiburon Golf Club, had a prize pool of $4 million.

Pajaree Anannarukarn, who entered as the last of the 60 qualifiers, played the best golf of her career. She closed at -22 with a 66 in the final round, also marked by a 31 on the front nine, and had come close to a long-distance putt on Saturday.

Nelly Korda tied for third at -20, thanks in part to an eagle on hole 11 from a bunker near the fairway.