"NAPLES, Fla. -- Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand capped off her best year with the biggest cash prize in women's golf, holding off an early challenge from Pajaree Anannarukarn and closing with a 4-under 68 to win the CME Group Tour Championship on Sunday for another $4 million payoff. Thitikul won for the third time this year on the LPGA Tour, and one last birdie on the final hole at Tiburon Golf Club gave her the lowest scoring average in tour history."
"Anannarukarn made it a game, however, with five birdies in seven holes to pull within two shots going to the back nine. Thitikul birdied the 10th and 13th holes, while her Thai friend dropped a shot on the par-3 12th to return the lead to five shots. From there, it was getting to the finish line and getting soaked with bubbly on the 18th green. She joins Jin Young Ko as the only back-to-back winners of the CME Group Tour Championship."
Jeeno Thitikul won the CME Group Tour Championship with a final-round 4-under 68, finishing 26-under 262 and earning a $4 million prize. She secured her third LPGA victory of the year and achieved the lowest scoring average in LPGA history with a final-hole birdie at Tiburon Golf Club. Pajaree Anannarukarn briefly challenged with five birdies in seven holes but Thitikul extended the lead with birdies on the 10th and 13th while Anannarukarn dropped a shot on the 12th. The win clinched LPGA Player of the Year and the Vare Trophy for Thitikul. Nelly Korda became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2010 to go from a seven-win season to not winning the following year.
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