- Jeeno Thitikul won the LOTTE Championship at 21-under.
- Ina Yoon finished in second place three strokes behind.
- Thitikul’s fourth LPGA Tour win of 2026 matched Nelly Korda’s season tally.
Jeeno Thitikul birdied the final two holes to win the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii on Sunday, recovering from a late double bogey to secure her fourth LPGA Tour victory of the season.
The second-ranked Thai closed with a 4-under 68 on a windy afternoon at Hoakalei Country Club, finishing at 21-under 267 to beat playing partner Ina Yoon by three strokes.
Thitikul added to her victories at the Honda LPGA Thailand, Mizuho Americas Open and Standard Portland Classic, drawing level with world No. 1 Nelly Korda for the most LPGA Tour wins this year. Her 11th Tour title also moved her within one victory of Ariya Jutanugarn’s record for a Thai player.
Thitikul responds after water trouble
Thitikul, 23, had taken a three-shot lead into the final round, but Yoon made back-to-back birdies at the turn to cut the gap to one.
Yoon remained a stroke behind for much of the back nine before a bogey at the par-4 14th gave Thitikul a two-shot cushion. The advantage disappeared at the 16th, where Thitikul drove into the water and made double bogey. Yoon saved par to leave both players at 19-under with two holes remaining.
Thitikul holed a 20-foot birdie putt at the par-four 17th as Yoon found water off the tee and made bogey. The two-shot swing restored the Thai’s lead, and a birdie at the par-5 18th extended the winning margin as Yoon finished with a par.
“I know 16 was terrible. It was just like, ‘Gosh, terrible hole to me,’” Thitikul said. “But I just tell myself that, ‘Hey, it’s two hole left. Everything can happen. You can definitely bounce back whenever you still have the shot in your hand.’”
Yoon also signed for a 68. The South Korean remains without an LPGA Tour victory, with six top-10 finishes this year.
“It was super fun today,” Yoon said. “Jeeno played great.”
Yamashita takes third
Japan’s Miyu Yamashita birdied four holes on the back nine to close with a 67 and finish third at 17-under. She had won the CPKC Women’s Open by nine strokes in August.
American Auston Kim finished fourth at 16-under after her second 67 of the week. Three consecutive bogeys on the back nine damaged her chances of challenging the leaders.
China’s Michelle Zhang produced a bogey-free back nine to finish at 15-under, securing a career-best tie for fifth alongside Sweden’s Maja Stark, who birdied the final hole.
The LPGA Tour heads to Asia for four tournaments, beginning with the Buick LPGA Shanghai on October 15–18.
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