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Jeeno Thitikul Defends CME Title, Sets LPGA Scoring Record, Clinches Player of the Year

Her season-long consistency, capped by a record average, positions the 22-year-old as the tour’s leading star.

Overview

  • Thitikul closed with a 4-under 68 at Tiburon to finish 26-under 262, winning the CME Group Tour Championship by four strokes.
  • The victory paid $4 million, the largest single prize in women’s golf, and pushed her 2025 earnings to about $7.58 million.
  • Her 68.681 scoring average broke Annika Sorenstam’s 2002 LPGA record and secured both the Vare Trophy and Rolex Player of the Year.
  • Pajaree Anannarukarn was runner-up at 22-under to earn $1 million, while Nelly Korda finished solo third and went winless in 2025.
  • Playing through a wrist issue that limited her practice the week prior, Thitikul became only the second back-to-back CME winner as the LPGA advances broader live coverage and marketing under new commissioner Craig Kessler.